FYI, from Sportfishing Conservancy.

[Mahigeer]

FYI, From Sportfishing Conservancy
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Last week, Tom Raftican and April Wakeman of The Sportfishing Conservancy attended the DFG Commission meeting in Fortuna, CA where April Wakeman made a request for the Commssion to consider putting the request for digital licenses into the regulatory change so that once the technology is available to make this happen, it can be quickly implemented. Below is the text of her "ask" to the Commissioners:>>
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"My name is April Wakeman representing The Sportfishing Conservancy. We sponsor the Sanctuary Classic, a photo-fishing contest in the National Marine Sanctuaries; the annual No Motor Fishing Tournament benefiting the Carpinteria Salt Marsh. I'll add that we wrote the language and created the idea of the Warden, I guess now Wildlife Officer Stamp - everyone here should buy one - and we distribute the PCH Cards. PCH stands for Poachers Can't Hide, they remind sportsmen to use CalTIP and what facts will be important to help our Wildlife Officers catch Poachers and Polluters. >>
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We are also the organization that asked you, the Commission, to change the requirement that fishermen 'display' or 'wear' their licenses while fishing. All anglers appreciate that change that allows us to keep our licenses in our wallets, tackle boxes, or wherever. >>
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Now, when we ask anglers what they'd like to see they have another license request – is it possible to have digital licenses like your Southwest Airlines Boarding Pass, so a license can be displayed on an iPhone, Android, or other electronic device.>>
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We understand that there are issues. We also commend the Department for being forward looking as we understand that the Law Enforcement Division and Revenue Branch are already discussing how to accomplish this.>>
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So, my ask this morning is for the Commission to place the regulatory change that will allow digital licenses on their calendar so that once the technical details the regulations are in place and it can be readily implemented.>>
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We hope that the Commission will consider this and that in the near future all anglers will have an option to display their license in paper or electronic form.>>
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