What he has told me is that their funding is based solely on license sales and fines. They get no money from the general fund, unlike the water patrol and troopers (probably more I just don't know them all). He has said they are generating more funds from the baiting permits than they did from fines. I can't say I know exactly how their budget handles filling positions. He has told me they have positions that have not been filled for a while now and that just last year they were able to increase pay ceilings with the extra money. I would have to ask him again if the positions were vacant due to funding or lack of candidates, I thought it was lack of funding.