03-29-2006, 05:36 PM
Game and Fish Pays $436,000 in Property Taxes 032906
Each year the North Dakota Game and Fish Department pays taxes to 50 counties in which the department owns or leases land. In February, Game and Fish paid more than $436,000 for last year's taxes, according to Doug Howie, assistant private lands coordinator.
The Game and Fish Department owns or manages more than 185,000 acres statewide. This land is managed for wildlife habitat and public hunting.The payments, called "in-lieu-of-tax payments," are the same as property taxes paid by private landowners. Game and Fish has paid taxes on its lands since 1965, Howie said.
The department does not own or manage any land in Billings, Traill or Renville counties
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Each year the North Dakota Game and Fish Department pays taxes to 50 counties in which the department owns or leases land. In February, Game and Fish paid more than $436,000 for last year's taxes, according to Doug Howie, assistant private lands coordinator.
The Game and Fish Department owns or manages more than 185,000 acres statewide. This land is managed for wildlife habitat and public hunting.The payments, called "in-lieu-of-tax payments," are the same as property taxes paid by private landowners. Game and Fish has paid taxes on its lands since 1965, Howie said.
The department does not own or manage any land in Billings, Traill or Renville counties
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