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Unread 03-31-2012, 07:54 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by Dean Romig View Post
A couple of decades ago the reprehensible Gov. Dukakis of The People's Republik of Massachusetts attempted to rob the funds paid for by sportsmen to be dumped into the state's General Coffers. We slapped him down because he broke the law by doing so. Seems there was a wisely written clause stating that those funds could only be used for purposes spelled out in the law when it was originally conceived - those purposes being ones that strictly benefitted wildlife and the management of as well as projects benefitting sportsmen and their pursuits.
Dean you are correct. I believe it is called the Pittman Robertson Act. Why is it everytime state legislators need to balance the budget they try sticking it to the sportsmen!
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