BISMARCK (AP) -- The state Game and Fish Department says it has paid $434,595 to counties in which it owns or leases land.
The 2009 payments are in lieu of property taxes. The payments ranged from $76 in Ward County to $54,227 in Sheridan County.
The Game and Fish Department manages more than 200,000 acres for wildlife habitat and public hunting in 50 counties.
