Ballot initiative seeks to repeal new permit fees on standup paddleboards and kayaks

Lawmakers recently levied fees on the human-powered vessels to raise funds to fight invasive species.

 

By Nigel Jaquiss

Oregon Journalism Project

A trio of petitioners aims to repeal a new law that would require paddle-boarders and flatwater kayakers to pay state permit fees starting in January. 

“I think it goes against our constitutional rights,” says Angela Epperson, a Hermiston resident who enjoys kayaking on the Columbia and Umatilla Rivers. “I just think they’ve gone…

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