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3. • Legislature – policy and
funding
• DNR – statewide prevention
and containment
• Local Govt. and
organizations – local actions
to shield
• Boater / angler – personal
responsibility
Multiple levels of partners needed – tribal, state, county,
lake association, citizens
4. AIS Prevention Aid
o A new bill will provide $10
million in new County
Program Aid to “prevent
the introduction of or limit
the spread of invasive
species at all accesses sites
within the county”
o These funds are paid by the
Department of Revenue
o The DNR will be hiring two
new positions to provide
technical guidance on AIS
prevention plans to
counties and two new
training positions to train
county staff performing
watercraft inspections
5. Prevention Efforts
o Examples of
Strategies:
o Regulations
o Enforcement
o Watercraft
Inspections
o Public Awareness
o Signage
o Permits and
Conditions
6. Enforcement Efforts
o Local peace officers can enforce AIS laws, must
attend training to issue civil citations
7. Watercraft Inspection
What do inspectors do?
o Educate the public about AIS
o Inspect Watercraft and deny
launch if necessary
o Gather data
Two Levels of Authorized
Watercraft Inspector
o Both conduct inspections,
only level 2 can
decontaminate watercraft
with high pressure, high heat
equipment
Who can hire authorized
watercraft inspectors?
DNR
Local Units of Government
8. Watercraft Inspection
How do Local Units of
Government hire Watercraft
Inspectors?
o Complete a delegation
agreement with the MN DNR
o Complete a plan for where to
place inspectors, including
which level
o Hire inspectors and have
them trained by the MN DNR
o Deploy inspectors (schedule,
supervise and manage)
There are two types of
programs an LGU can have with
a delegation agreement:
Watercraft inspections a the
public access
Watercraft inspections within
a geographic area- this
program requires a
comprehensive plan that
addresses all requirements
listed in 84D.105 (g)
9. Watercraft Inspection
What is a delegation
agreement?
o Delegates the MN DNR’s
watercraft inspection
authority to the LGU
o Requires the LGU to be fully
responsible for its own
watercraft inspection
program including legally and
financially
o Inspectors must be staff of
the LGU or can be hired
through a staffing agency
10. Watercraft Inspection
Volunteers or AIS
ambassadors
o Local citizens can also
volunteer to do AIS
education at the public
water access
o The DNR provides training
for all volunteers, anyone
who will be at a DNR access
is required to take the
training and pass a
background check
AIS ambassadors are staff
who are hired by an LGU
but are not authorized,
they obtain permission to
be at DNR accesses through
a grant process
Volunteers and Ambassadors are not
Inspectors:
11. Public Awareness
Local Units of Government can
create public awareness
through:
o Signage (at places other than
the watercraft access)
o Public Service
announcements
o Radio and News ads
o Stock images, text and
products are available on the
DNR Website
Grants available at:
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/gra
nts/aquatic_invasive/index.html
12. Public water access signs
Signs for Public Water
Accesses are available
through a sign grant from the
MN DNR:
o http://www.dnr.state.m
n.us/grants/aquatic_inv
asive/index.html