Future Generations Act allows CPW to increase fees for hunting, fishing, camping

    The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission voted Thursday, Nov. 15, to approve increases to hunting and fishing licenses, camping, and daily and annual park pass fees. The changes to these fees are a result of the passage of Senate Bill 18-143 this spring. These approved fee increases will take effect on Jan. 1, 2019.
    Senate Bill 18-143, known as the “Hunting, Fishing and Parks for Future Generations Act,” was signed into law in May of this year. The bill gives the CPW Commission authority to review and approve fee changes for licenses and park fees within limits set forth in the bill. Fee increases have been approved in each of the following categories.
    
Wildlife license changes
    With a few exceptions, resident license fees will increase by $8.
    The commission also approved new licenses or license fees as follows:
    — A qualifying hunting license purchase valid between April 1, 2019-March 31, 2020, must be made in order to apply for any big game license.​​ A qualifying license includes: 1) an annual resident or nonresident small game hunting license; 2) an annual resident or nonresident spring turkey license; or 3) resident small game/fishing combination license (only available to residents).
    — Preference points fees will be charged for sheep, moose and goat applicants in 2019. Preference point fees for each of these species will be $50 for residents and $100 for nonresidents.

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