Federal Registration Required 1/1/10

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Free for 2010 but $25 next year to fish salt water. That is on top of state license. $250 fine for not registering. Call 877-674-7411 to register.

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You only have to register in 2010 with the feds, then in 2011 buy the $10 Massachusetts license which the proceeds will undoubtedly go to fatten Deval Patrick's purse... This makes you exempt from the federal registration fee. The fees are not redundant, the state license overrides the federal.

from http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dmf/recreationalfishing/rec_license.htm#license

"Recreational Saltwater Permit Comes to Massachusetts - Register federally in 2010, but purchase state permit in 2011.

New federal law [Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization of 2006, Saltwater Angler Registry Final Rule - NOAA Fisheries] requires most saltwater recreational fishermen to be documented in 2010. Massachusetts fishermen will be required to register with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). However, recently enacted state law, “An Act Instituting Saltwater Fishing Licenses”, enables MarineFisheries to build and implement a permitting program for 2011 and beyond that will exempt the Commonwealth’s saltwater recreational anglers from the federal registry. The new state law triggers a transition from the federal registry in 2010 to the state’s marine recreational fishing permit program in 2011."

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Thanks1 That answers all questions. Thumbsup