MN Boat License fee

127% increase from the last time I renewed. I understand everything needs to increase over time but 127% is crazy.

It’s expensive giving our land and money away.

I just got my renewal notice in the mail a couple days ago. Mine didn’t change. The total is $75.60 which is for 3 years. That’s $25.20/year. I feel as though that’s pretty dang reasonble to own a fishing boat here. I’d pay more if they charged more.

Mine didn’t change a dime for either the tritoon or the fishing boat. My only concern is how I can manage to make the stickers last 3 years. The ones on the boat barely made it and were about to fall off.

I think its Missouri that puts boats on personal property taxes. Maybe Arkansas too.

Prices went up last year for watercraft. Anywhere from 100-150%. Kayaks didn’t go up that much. Wait until you do a pontoon or jet ski though you will notice it there for sure.

Riverrat wrote:

Prices went up last year for watercraft. Anywhere from 100-150%. Kayaks didn’t go up that much. Wait until you do a pontoon or jet ski though you will notice it there for sure.

The card I got in the mail was the exact same price for a 23′ tritoon. Hopefully that’s accurate. I guess I haven’t went online to formally pay it yet. The postcard could be wrong

Prices went up in Dec of 2023.

17-19ft went up 119%

19-26ftwent up 151%

Dumb question, newer boat owner here. I also got my renewal card a few days ago. Is this the year to renew for every boat owner in the state, or is every 3 year period dependent on when the boat is originally registered?

Its every 3 years.

Just owners that renewal is up

AnotherFisherman wrote:

Dumb question, newer boat owner here. I also got my renewal card a few days ago. Is this the year to renew for every boat owner in the state, or is every 3 year period dependent on when the boat is originally registered?

I just looked and I paid $129.60. I have no idea what I paid last time. Man that is like 15 crankbaits that I can’t buy now.

Thanks gents!

18 years of the same prices was a pretty good run I guess.

Reef W wrote:

18 years of the same prices was a pretty good run I guess.

amen

BigWerm wrote:

It’s expensive giving our land and money away.

^This

How anyone could defend a %150 increase in price on anything in a one year period baffles me.

Reef W wrote:

18 years of the same prices was a pretty good run I guess.

Guess I didn’t realize that it had stayed level for 18 years.

Over time, a 150% increase over the span of 18 years is an 8.3% increase each year.

AnotherFisherman wrote:

Dumb question, newer boat owner here. I also got my renewal card a few days ago. Is this the year to renew for every boat owner in the state, or is every 3 year period dependent on when the boat is originally registered?

Its a 3 year renewal from when it was renewed if you skip then 3 years starts the next year you do a renewal.

When I got new registration for the Grady I raised an eyebrow.

I’m good with it if it’s really spent on what the AI overview says it’s used for.

If a single dollar is spent elsewhere, then I’m not…

I’d love for the DNR to publish new improvements that weren’t possible without the increase, but I think I’d die holding my breath before that ever happened.

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gim wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Reef W wrote:</div>
18 years of the same prices was a pretty good run I guess.

Guess I didn’t realize that it had stayed level for 18 years.

Over time, a 150% increase over the span of 18 years is an 8.3% increase each year.

Only 4x higher than the inflation rate