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Title: ticket for no vehicle use permit on a free fishing weekend
Post by: bonenarrow on June 15, 2011, 03:13:11 PM
Im here to tell you guys that the game department is handing out tickets for parking at wfdw boat launch during a free fishing weekend for not showing your parking permit on your vehicle. It is not legal to do according to what their free weekend discribes..  If you get a ticket fight it..
Title: Re: ticket for no vehicle use permit on a free fishing weekend
Post by: shedcrazy on June 15, 2011, 03:15:10 PM
What a joke, with no liscence you get no parking pass. The weekend is to get more people outdoors. NOT TO MAKE A BUCK
Title: Re: ticket for no vehicle use permit on a free fishing weekend
Post by: bonenarrow on June 15, 2011, 03:22:32 PM
I talked to the officer that handed the ticket out and he dropped the ticket and said that i should be happy to get it dropped to a warning..
Title: Re: ticket for no vehicle use permit on a free fishing weekend
Post by: esh on June 15, 2011, 03:24:17 PM
They do anything to bring in more revenue. But free fish day may not include the free parking most public access for hiking or boating ask u to display one for using there access....Still pretty petty :bash:
Title: Re: ticket for no vehicle use permit on a free fishing weekend
Post by: Dustin07 on June 15, 2011, 03:31:29 PM
maybe he didn't realize it was free fishing day.
Title: Re: ticket for no vehicle use permit on a free fishing weekend
Post by: h20hunter on June 15, 2011, 03:35:19 PM
I agree. Petty. Right or wrong per regs, still petty.
Title: Re: ticket for no vehicle use permit on a free fishing weekend
Post by: Special T on June 15, 2011, 04:33:08 PM
Just another example that ANY state agency does not think out new rules or laws that need enforcing!  :bash: Management after the fact...
Title: Re: ticket for no vehicle use permit on a free fishing weekend
Post by: steen on June 15, 2011, 04:35:40 PM
If any of you hunt which probably most do you'd still have the permit.
Title: Re: ticket for no vehicle use permit on a free fishing weekend
Post by: Arrowhead on June 15, 2011, 05:01:17 PM
Proof that common sense and the rights of the average man have up and LEFT THE COUNTRY! :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash:
Title: Re: ticket for no vehicle use permit on a free fishing weekend
Post by: Wacenturion on June 15, 2011, 05:22:23 PM
The WDFW needs to communicate better in house.  Unbelievable....entice folks to fish free with their kids, then write tickets for not having a parking permit that comes with a license, that you don't need.

To the agent that said you should be happy with having made a warning....he needs a warning....like in do you job or move on.  We don't need any more "I'm the almighty law" types.  If anyone got a ticket, write the freaking Governor and complain.  That creates a response back to the Governor's office from WDFW.  Paperwork pain in the ass for the Enforcement chief.  It's the best way to make them aware of some stupid decisions by field staff. 
Title: Re: ticket for no vehicle use permit on a free fishing weekend
Post by: bonenarrow on June 15, 2011, 07:48:09 PM
hey just an update guys. The wildlife officer just called me back after I called him this afternoon. I told him to look at the hunting webpage for washington state and click on the "weekender report." Go to the 3rd paragraph down. you guys will see what I am talking about. It says that free fishing weekends you do not have to have a parking permit. He did apologize again and again and again and again. It sure is nice to be right once and awhile.
Title: Re: ticket for no vehicle use permit on a free fishing weekend
Post by: longknife on June 15, 2011, 08:07:59 PM
Way to go!! i like the warning statement,,, what a joke! At least you got an appoligy.
Funny thing is, how many paid the ticket, without contesting it.
Title: Re: ticket for no vehicle use permit on a free fishing weekend
Post by: bonenarrow on June 15, 2011, 08:16:30 PM
Please tell everybody about this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: ticket for no vehicle use permit on a free fishing weekend
Post by: Jburke on June 16, 2011, 12:30:14 PM
If any of you hunt which probably most do you'd still have the permit.
Not neccesarily.  Not everyone applies for special tags so not everyone buys their licenses in the spring.  A lot of people wait til later to buy their tags and wouldn't have a pass yet.
Title: Re: ticket for no vehicle use permit on a free fishing weekend
Post by: JimmyHoffa on June 16, 2011, 12:43:42 PM
I checked and they didn't print out my vehicle use permit.  I have a handful of all kinds of tags/licenses, and that is the one they forgot.
Title: Re: ticket for no vehicle use permit on a free fishing weekend
Post by: WSU on June 16, 2011, 02:32:13 PM
What is worse is that we are paying law enforcement a ton of money every year to be a meter-maid.  If WDFW wants meter-maids, they should go hire someone to drive around in a cheap right for $10 per hour to give out parking tickets.  It makes no sense to pay a game warden as much, and pay for the truck, to write parking tickets at trout ponds.
Title: Re: ticket for no vehicle use permit on a free fishing weekend
Post by: Special T on June 16, 2011, 03:28:06 PM
I believe with the discovery pass they made parking tickets  writable by any employes of wdfw, Sate parks, OR DNR...
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