Administrative functions can be assigned to these categories: admin- 

 istration composed of fiscal controls, accounting and managing, law 

 enforcement, production and distribution of fish, production of game 

 birds, wildlife restoration management and development projects, fish- 

 erics management and research projects, and information and education. 



Income 



Funds for operating the department come from sale of hunting, 

 fishing, trapping and other misr^cellaneous licenses. The trend in license 

 sales has been a gradual increase year after year reflecting the growth 

 in population of the state. The Resident Bird and Fishing License 

 continues to be the greatest single source of income to the department. 

 The increase of one dollar to the big game license making the license 

 fee $3.00. which was approved by the legislature in 1955, has more 

 than made up any loss of revenue because of discarding the $5.00 

 antelope permit fee. 



BIG GAME LICENSE SALE— 1954 



Resident Big Game Licenses....l21,712 @ $2.00 = $243,424.00 

 Antelope Permits 20,886 @ $5.00= 104.430.00 



$347,854.00 



BIG GAME LICENSE SALE— 1955 



Resident Big Game Licenses....l20.945 (a) $3.00 = $362,835.00 



Sale of licenses to non-resident hunters and fishermen furnishes 

 a substantial amount of revenue for operation of the department. The 

 money spent by non-residents within the state in pursuit of hunting 

 and fishing activities is important to our economy. Non-residents have 

 aided management objectives by furnishing hunting pressure to help 

 control both deer and antelope in sections of eastern Montana. A total 

 of 2,623 special non-resident $20.00 deer permits were sold in 1955. 

 During the same period non-residents bought 3,495 special $20.00 

 antelope permits. The sale of these licenses, in addition to the benefits 

 derived from the other miscellaneous expenditures of non-residents and 



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