28 FISH AND GAME COMMISSION 



FINES 



All fines that are imposed in the courts for violations of the fish and 

 game laws must be remitted to the State Treasurer and placed to the 

 credit of the fish and game preservation fund. Since 1907-08 the 

 amount of fines imposed and remitted has increased approximately 

 five and one-half times. For the fiscal year of 1907-08 the amount was 

 $15,565.41, and in the year 1920-21, $30,651.50 was collected, while for 

 the year 1929-30, $84,872.40 was received. 



FISH PACKERS' TAX 



The law provides that every person operating a cannery or reduction 

 plant must pay a privilege tax of 2^ cents for every 100 pounds canned, 

 cured, preserved or made into fish oil, fertilizer or other by-products. 

 The revenue received from this tax has increased from $24,934.60 in 

 1917-18 to $202,396.07 for the year 1929-30. 



KELP TAX 



Every person or corporation operating under a kelp license in the 

 harvesting of kelp must pay a tax, but as there are only a few licenses 

 sold each year this tax amount to very little. 



FISH AND GAME TAG SALES 



Persons operating either under a fish breeders' or game breeders' 

 license are required to tag all fish or game that are sold for consump- 

 tion. Also fish imported from other states must be tagged. Separate 

 fish and game tags are provided by the Division of Fish and Game and 

 are sold to the dealers as required ; fish tags selling for 1 cent each and 

 game tags for 3 cents each. 



INTEREST 



For the past six years the Division of Fish and Game has been receiv- 

 ing interest on the monej^s held in the banks, principally on the trust 

 accounts. For several years this amounted to approximately $2,000 a 

 year, but since the hunting and angling license fees have been increased 

 the amounts that are held in these accounts have likewise increased, 

 and the interest now received is approximately $5,000 each year. 



On July 1, 1929, the revolving fund of the division was increased 

 from $16,000 to $25,000. With the latter amount available it was pos- 

 sible for this office to immediately make reimbursement to all employ- 

 ees of the division for expenses incurred by them during the previous 

 month, the revolving fund being reimbursed after the claims had been 

 audited and passed by the State Controller's office. Also all expense 

 bills, upon which a discount was allowed, Avere paid out of the revolving 

 fund. 



In January, 1930, the Bureau of Fish Culture did considerable con- 

 struction work in southern California. This work continued for a 

 period of about five months and as the employees there were temporary 

 help, this office arranged with the branch cashier at Los Angeles to 

 pay them immediately without the necessity of waiting until the pay 

 rolls were passed. 



