What will the Fish and Boat Commission and the issuing agents do with the Social Security numbers?
If and when a court issues an order denying or suspending a fishing license for failure to pay child support, the Social Security number will be used as an identifier to verify the identity of a person whose fishing privileges are suspended or denied. The Social Security number information will not be furnished to the federal government or any other government agency to compile a database of license buyers for any purpose. The only database into which this information may be entered is a PFBC database of license buyers that might be created at some point in the future several years from now. The SSN will only be used to cross-check the identities of persons under suspension or denial of fishing licenses for failure to pay child support. Even at that time, however, the Social Security numbers of license buyers will not be used for any other purpose other than to verify compliance with court orders on child support obligations.
