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To maintain wildlife management and enforcement programs, the
province announced a new $100 charge to outfitters licensed under the
Resource Tourism Operators Act for each permit they sell to non-resident big
game hunters.
Manitoba is among the last of the provinces to charge
allocation fees for the use of Crown resources. Similar rates in other
jurisdictions range from $75 to $500, depending on the type of game harvested.
"We have seen rising administration and management costs and
this new rate will maintain programs such as wildlife enforcement and management
and disease control," Conservation Minister Stan Struthers said.
The charge will be applied to every hunting licence sold by a
licensed outfitter. It is expected the rate will apply to about 270 outfitters.
It will be implemented in time for the start of the fall
hunting season. Across the province, archery season for whitetail deer started
Aug. 28.
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