ILLINOIS: If It Floats, It’s Taxed ....... V

[Ponce]

When my dad just to come home from college in summer tim he just to make and rent out kajaks, the permit for kajak was of $25.00 but for large ships it was of only $7.00, so..........guess what he did? ahahahhahaahahah.

I know that they will tax the sunlight on your solar pannels.
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As of July 1, 2013 non-motorized watercraft, such as canoes, kayaks, even inner tubes, are required to have a valid “Water Usage Stamp” to float on Illinois lakes, streams and rivers.


State vendors, any business which offers hunting and fishing licenses, will sell the $6 stamp — also referred to as a “Paddle Pass” — plus a 50 cent service fee. Failure to buy one can result in a $120 fine, but it won’t be imposed right away. Owners buying stamps for more than three boats at the same time will only be charged $3 for the fourth and subsequent stamps.
The new fee is part of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources sustainability bill, which also included the $2 annual auto license plate fee hike added to help restore $18 to $20 million per year of the $50 million per year the agency had lost to recent state budget cuts.
The requirement is new for inner tube floaters, but for other non-powered watercraft like row boats and kayaks, this stamp replaces the need to apply for titles and registration in the state. The fee and sticker also are mandatory for out-of-state floating watercraft.
Not having a stamp could result in a $120 fine.

http://12160.info/forum/topics/illinois-if-it-floats-it-s-taxed-chicago-meet-detroit-detroit

[Ares]

When my dad just to come home from college in summer tim he just to make and rent out kajaks, the permit for kajak was of $25.00 but for large ships it was of only $7.00, so..........guess what he did? ahahahhahaahahah.

I know that they will tax the sunlight on your solar pannels.
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As of July 1, 2013 non-motorized watercraft, such as canoes, kayaks, even inner tubes, are required to have a valid “Water Usage Stamp” to float on Illinois lakes, streams and rivers.


State vendors, any business which offers hunting and fishing licenses, will sell the $6 stamp — also referred to as a “Paddle Pass” — plus a 50 cent service fee. Failure to buy one can result in a $120 fine, but it won’t be imposed right away. Owners buying stamps for more than three boats at the same time will only be charged $3 for the fourth and subsequent stamps.
The new fee is part of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources sustainability bill, which also included the $2 annual auto license plate fee hike added to help restore $18 to $20 million per year of the $50 million per year the agency had lost to recent state budget cuts.
The requirement is new for inner tube floaters, but for other non-powered watercraft like row boats and kayaks, this stamp replaces the need to apply for titles and registration in the state. The fee and sticker also are mandatory for out-of-state floating watercraft.
Not having a stamp could result in a $120 fine.

http://12160.info/forum/topics/illinois-if-it-floats-it-s-taxed-chicago-meet-detroit-detroit

Gotta feed the collapsing Illinois pension program somehow don't you?

[Ponce]

Little by little the nooze is getting tighter and there is nothing that you (want) can do.

V

[Neuro]

That is ridiculous, they tried to impose a registration on boats in Sweden some 25 years ago, or so, the excuse was to prevent thefts, but it was abandoned a few years later. This was only for boats beyond a certain size (maybe 5 meters). If they try to impose this on inner rings soon you won't even be allowed to swim...

[Ponce]

You are already paying a tax when you buy the innertube.... that would be a double tax..... not legal.

V