Invasive Species "Writing Citations will be the norm"

[mainbutter]

that falls under unreasonable search so they would be violating your civil right and the amendment that prohibit unreasonable search and seziure(i believe it is the 4th amend).

Yup, the 4th amendment has that language.

However, the courts have the power to completely ignore what the words say, and re-interpret them to fulfill political wishes.. see airport security.

[simple1]

I doubt the 4th would apply in this case. Probably the same as when a DNR officer asks you to open your cooler for inspection. Also, I believe you can say no to an inspection, you just wont be able to enter the public lake. I think is dumb, but I doubt it violates the 4th amendment.

Simple1

[swampbuck]

so todayI fished Gull in the am then went out on round for a couple hrs drained water checkd for weeds etc... The dnr gal had a guy stopped at the Round access and was teaching them all about invasives I know shes just doing her job, but they hadnt even started to prep their boat so when she was finally done they start andshe wants to teach me (just had the same lesson an hour before on gull) she asked me what lake I had been on told her Gull (connectd to round) she looked at me likeI was trying to take a nuke on an airplane! se says you know gull is infested with zebra mussels I said yep so is round she had no idea they were also in round and that the two are connected! Im allfor trying to slow the spread down but man what a waste of our money!

[Brad B]

my thing would be " what is their probable cause" to justify a search of a persons vechile. I have no problem if they look at the outside of the vechile or boat but they have no reason to go inside the vechile unless they can show what their probable cause is. if they can show justifable probable cause then I have no problem with them looking but if they can't show probable cause then they wouldn't get consent to search. I don't have problems with them trying to stop or slow down invasives but there is a fine line when if starts to infringe on one's right to privacy. they can find a way to control invasives without infringing on privacy. the only way invasives would be inside a vechile is in buckets or bait containers and you already have to switch the water out on those anyway if you were on infested waters. Are they going to go as far testing the water if they think the water is from a infested source and if they do this will it be at taxpayer expense.

[DTro]

Many anglers still have a lot to learn about preventing the spread of invasive species to Minnesota lakes.

Compliance with the state's new invasive species regulations during the first weekend of the fishing season was poor on some key lakes -- including Lake Mille Lacs and Gull Lake.

Jim Tischler, a Department of Natural Resources conservation officer who worked both lakes, was dismayed at the poor compliance and confusion among anglers. Both lakes, among the most popular in the state, are infected with zebra mussels.

"People are getting the idea of pulling their drain plug, but they just don't really understand the requirements for draining their bait water, and having other water with them if they want to keep their bait [when they leave the lake]," Tischler said Monday.

The law says boaters must drain their boats, live wells, bait wells and bilges when they leave any water, and they must also drain portable bait buckets when they leave infested waters.

"It's not that difficult to understand," Tischler said.

Violators face fines of $50 to $135.