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Which taxes fund the federal Sport Fish Restoration program?

Taxes on fishing tackle and motorboat fuel.

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  1. Grocery sales
  2. Fishing tackle and motorboat fuel ✔
  3. Movie tickets

Why: Anglers and boaters pay these taxes, and the money goes to state fish and wildlife agencies. It pays for fishery projects, boating access and aquatic education.

Huh, didn't know that: The Act was signed into law in August 1950 and the program has run ever since.

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Answer: Fishing tackle and motorboat fuel. Anglers and boaters pay these taxes, and the money goes to state fish and wildlife agencies. It pays for fishery projects, boating access and aquatic education.

  1. Sport Fish Restoration (USFWS) www.fws.gov/program/sport-fish-restoration
    Revenue comes from manufacturers’ excise taxes on sport fishing equipment
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. Sport Fish Restoration Program (USFWS) www.fws.gov/story/2001-06/sport-fish-restoration-program-working-americas-anglers-1950
    uses taxes on fishing tackle, motorboat fuel and pleasure boats to fund
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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