Montana Code 80-7-1010. Invasive species management area — regulation
80-7-1010. Invasive species management area — regulation. (1) The owner, operator, or person in possession of any vessel or equipment authorized for use in an invasive species management area shall comply with any regulations imposed pursuant to 80-7-1008(3)(b) and provide proof of compliance upon request of a department or its designee.
Terms Used In Montana Code 80-7-1010
- Drain plug: means a valve or device used to control the drainage of water from a compartment designed to hold water, such as a bilge, livewell, or ballast tank. See Montana Code 80-7-1003
- Equipment: means an implement or machinery that has been wholly or partially immersed in surface waters, including but not limited to boat lifts, trailers transporting vessels, floating docks, pilings, dredge pipes, and buoys. See Montana Code 80-7-1003
- Invasive species: means , upon the mutual agreement of the directors of the departments, a nonnative, aquatic species that has caused, is causing, or is likely to cause harm to the economy, environment, recreational opportunities, or human health. See Montana Code 80-7-1003
- Invasive species management area: means a designation made by a department under 80-7-1008 for a specific area or for a body or bodies of water for a specific or indeterminate amount of time that regulates invasive species or potential carriers of invasive species within the boundaries of that area. See Montana Code 80-7-1003
- Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, limited partnership, limited liability company, governmental subdivision, agency, or public or private organization of any character. See Montana Code 80-7-1003
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Vessel: has the meaning provided in 61-1-101. See Montana Code 80-7-1003
(2)After use in a body of water within an invasive species management area, all vessels, equipment, bait containers, livewells, bilges, and other boating-related equipment, excluding marine sanitary systems, must be drained in a way that does not impact any state waters and the drain plug disengaged to drain the water before leaving the boat launch or parking area and being transported on land or a public highway, as defined in 61-1-101, except where allowed by the department of fish, wildlife, and parks. After draining the water, the drain plug may be reengaged. If a drain plug does not exist or a drain plug cannot be disengaged to comply with this subsection, reasonable measures must be taken to dry or drain all compartments or spaces that hold water.