TITLE 22

AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE

CHAPTER 19

THE IDAHO INVASIVE SPECIES ACT OF 2008

22-1905A.  REQUIREMENTS FOR LAUNCH AND TRANSPORT OF CONVEYANCES. (1) Immediately upon removing a conveyance from any waters of this state or for transport of conveyances within the state, the operator shall remove all visible vegetation from the conveyance and drain all water from the conveyance, including but not limited to water in the hull, ballast tanks, bilges, live wells, and motors. All bilge and ballast plugs and other barriers that prevent water drainage from a conveyance shall be removed and remain open while a watercraft is transported by land within the state.

(2)  Before launching a conveyance in Idaho, a nonresident vessel owner shall purchase an invasive species sticker pursuant to section 67-7008A, Idaho Code. Further, nonresident conveyances shall be inspected at a watercraft inspection station prior to launch.

History:

[22-1905A, added 2024, ch. 122, sec. 2, p. 508.]