Maryland Wildlife and Heritage Service Revenues and Expenditures

Revenues
The majority of funding for Maryland’s wildlife program comes from hunting licenses and fees, as well as the federal excise tax on sport hunting devices and ammunition. The federal aid funds are derived from an 11 percent excise tax on the sale of sport arms and ammunition through the Pittman-Robertson Fund.  The following chart shows a summary of Maryland’s revenue for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007.

Expenditures
The Wildlife and Heritage Service (WHS) meets its charge of managing all wildlife species by effectively utilizing available revenues.  Although hunting related revenues provide the majority of WHS’ funding source, we are able to ensure operation of a variety of programs within the agency.  The following chart summarizes WHS’ expenditures by program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007.