Kentucky fishing licenses expired Sunday, time to renew

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Anyone planning to spend some time fishing in Kentucky may need a new license.

Kentucky’s 2014-2015 fishing licenses expired Sunday. A new license costs $20.

The state Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources says for each license sold, the federal government sends money to Kentucky from excise taxes on fishing tackle, trolling motors, electronic sonar units for boats and boat motor fuels.

The agency says funding from fishing license sales is behind the stocking of more than 5.5 million fish in Kentucky waters. The money also funds operation of two hatcheries that provide fish for the Fishing in Neighborhoods stockings of bass, catfish, bluegill and trout.

The money also goes to pay for fish habitat work, lake renovations and studies to better manage fish populations, as well as other endeavors.

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