• Please send this to your Congressman •

	VOTERS: Help our senior citizens get a National Senior Fishing
License by signing this petition! We here at Passport America are very
much involved with campers and “RV”ers. Passport  America has identified
the need to simplify the regulations and reduce the cost associated with
fishing in any of  the fifty states! Senior Citizens 62  years of age
or older should be able to fish without a hassle!

	We have heard that many people who love to fish choose not to do
so because of the expense of obtaining multiple licenses. The time and
hassle involved is a major obstacle standing in the way of an activity
that we should encourage: Enjoying the outdoors!

	We respectfully request support from you and your congressman,
that all senior citizens might fish without breaking rules. Please help us
simplify the hassles of obtaining a license in every state! If this happened,
we estimate that many of America’s millions of senior campers would buy this
license, and every state would experience increased revenue to support their
fish and wildlife agencies. For everyone who is not currently a senior
citizen: check your head for gray, you soon will be. 

The Original Petition/Bill for Free Fishing for seniors died because of the lack
of support from our nations congressmen (minus Bob Ney of Ohio). So, this is
a new approach in order to get their attention, and maybe this way, we can
get support and a National Senior Fishing License that will be reasonably
priced for all seniors.
						
						Thanks for your support,
						Ray M Fernandez

As a senior citizen, I have been fortunate to fish in many different states.
The excitement of catching nice trout or big bass on a new body of water is
awonderful experience. I have met and fished with many people who enjoy fishing
as a wonderful retirement activity. Quite often the subject of a senior license
comes up and everyone seems to favor a system to provide it. When I heard about
the National Senior License concept, I joined in to help its promotion. Please
sign the petition and send it to your congressman! 
						
						Ted Trostle 
						Trout Fisherman & Passport Member 
						State College, PA

National (Annual) Senior License Requirements:

1) Through the appropriate fish commission, wildlife conservation office or
   similar regulatory agency of each state, a Senior citizen attaining the age
   of 62, may purchase an annual universal fishing license which grants fishing
   privileges in any state of the USA. The Senior citizen must also posses a
   valid fishing license and any required trout stamps or special “usage fee
   endorsements or stamps”, etc. from his or her home state.

2) The fishing activity shall comply with the regulations and fishing management
   rules of the state in which the fishing takes place. It shall be the responsibility
   of the senior to obtain, read and understand these regulations and rules.

3) The cost of the annual senior universal license shall be $50. The fees collected
   shall be retained by each state’s fishing regulatory agency or commission and be
   used to offset operating costs.

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Passport America asks everyone that supports this petition to please contact the U.S.
Congressmen in their state. For additional copies of this petition, feel free to copy
this form, or contact Passport America at our office or website www.fishingpetition.org.
For people with internet access and a printer, there is a version available online that
can be printed out and mailed in. If anyone has any questions, comments, or complaints,
please call or email us:  petition@fishingpetition.org

You do not have to be 62 years of age to sign this petition; you only need to be a
registered voter in your state. Please feel free to copy, print, email these forms in
their entirety and pass it along to everyone you know.

(Remeber to Send this to your congressman!)