Regarding the effects of taxes:
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Originally Posted by Woodsy
It absolutely is a viable solution...You institute the fee/law and sell the stickers for $10 everywhere...store owners get $2 for selling stickers. Keep stickers same color as boat reg for easy ID. F&G/MP enforce the law...
$25 fine. Not a deal breaker, just enough to be irritating. It will not take long until you see 85%-90% compliance. The cost to enforce the law is negligible...Woodsy
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Irritating? Make kayakers go away?
New Hampshire's previous $10 "kayak fee"
got the axe:
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"The unanimity of the New Hampshire Senate reflected the strong message sent by business owners and paddlers in New Hampshire. "Evidently they received a ton of mail against SB 255," said Earl Flanders, of Plymouth, New Hampshire.
"The senator who was the prime sponsor of the bill stood up and said that he was against it".
https://www.snewsnet.com/press-relea...-new-hampshire
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The following echoes my thoughts—but are
not my words:
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"My boating thoughts are conflicted in many ways, but predominantly by the battle between larger vs smaller. As I approach 64 years of age, the battle has been won in my head (if not in my heart) and my personal sailing is done in smaller boats. They are used more frequently, and they have a positive effect on more lives."
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Thirty years ago, sailboats paid no "fee" in New Hampshire. But for today's "fee-crazy" boating, here's a thought:
Unpowered sailboats have a large range of sail area that affects the power that drives them. Since New Hampshire's excess
air remains untaxed, why not charge a variable "fee" on kayaks for their sail area? How about $1 per square foot
extra?
Do you want kayaks sneaking around for only $10, when they can put up their 17 square feet of sail in seconds?
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHQGUbMSPTM
(You can't understand the kayakers in this video, because they're speaking in
'Strine).
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