JACKSON, Miss. -
NIC Inc. (Nasdaq: EGOV), one of the country's leading hunt and fish
licensing providers, recently added auto renewal licenses to its library
of outdoor recreation digital services. Jackson-based Mississippi
Interactive, LLC, an NIC company, partnered with the Mississippi
Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to launch an all new Hunting
and Fishing Licensing
System and Customer Dashboard, allowing outdoor enthusiasts to
opt-in to auto renew their annual hunting and fishing licenses. The new
system is the first instance of a state offering automatic renewal for
all license holders, regardless of purchase method.
"Mississippi's new automatic renewal option for hunting and fishing
licenses is a great example of how NIC employees and their government
partners are using technology to enhance the citizen experience," said
Harry Herington, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board for
NIC Inc. "The service is an innovative addition to the cutting-edge
outdoor recreation licensing services NIC has been providing for nearly
20 years."
Currently, one out of six hunting licenses is sold through an NIC
system. Along with outdoor recreation licensing and auto-renewal
options, NIC has developed solutions for campground reservations, game
tagging, electronic park permits, and numerous websites and applications
for outdoor enthusiasts.
Earlier this year, the Pennsylvania Game Commission and the Pennsylvania
Fish and Boat Commission signed a 10-year agreement with the Company to
provide a new licensing technology platform. With the addition of
Pennsylvania, the Company will process nearly 15 million outdoor
recreation transactions annually and become the largest provider of
hunting licenses in the United States. According to the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Pennsylvania ranks second in the nation
with 2.6 million hunting licenses, tags, permits, and stamps sold in
2018.
"Pennsylvania, and all of our government partners will benefit from our
expertise in this area throughout the country," said Harry Herington.
"All of us at NIC are excited for the future of outdoor recreation
digital services, and the best-in-class innovative solutions that will
continue to create convenience and efficiencies, and make it easier for
citizens to enjoy the outdoors."
For more information on NIC Inc.'s outdoor recreation licensing
services, visit www.egov.com.
About NIC
NIC Inc. (Nasdaq: EGOV) is the nation's premier provider of innovative
digital government solutions and secure payment processing, which help
make government interactions more accessible for everyone through
technology. The family of NIC companies has developed a library of more
than 13,000 digital government services for more than 6,000 federal,
state, and local government agencies. Among these solutions is the
ground-breaking personal assistant for government, Gov2Go, delivering
citizens personalized reminders and a single platform for all government
interactions. More information is available at www.egov.com.
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Angela Davied
Vice President of Corporate Communications
(913)
754-7054
adavied@egov.com