New Law will be in effect for 2015 MN will require trailer decals for watercraft trailer

[Jarrid Houston]

Check the link for more info:

http://trailers.mndnr.gov

[Igor Drackenwolf]

Won't do a dag-gum thing to curb or stop the spread of invasives. Makework idiots in St. Paul have no power of discernment when it comes to deciding whether government actions have the potential for success, or whether they are pizzing taxpayer dollars down a rathole.

Thanks for nothing, busybodies. Your idiocy is our perpetual burden.

[ClownColor]

It clearly states you must take this if you transport watercraft in MN and decal goes on the trailer...so for a canoe or jon boat in the back of the truck requires no such decal right?

[fishnowworknever]

Don't take the course, don't get your trailer sticker. 2015 is a warning only.

Write and or call to your representative and tell them this will not stop AIS. They are waiting to see how many people comply and follow orders. If they get a big turnout guess what, this will be mandatory 2016.

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=86B.13

Subd. 4.Aquatic invasive species trailer decal display required.

(a) A person may not transport watercraft or water-related equipment, as defined under section 84D.01, subdivision 18a, with a trailer unless the person has an aquatic invasive species trailer decal issued under this section. Temporary authorizations valid for seven days can be requested by persons that have not completed the required course of instruction.

( Aquatic invasive species trailer decals are valid for three years.

© The aquatic invasive species trailer decal must be adhered to the side of the trailer frame tongue near the hitch in a manner that it is readily visible and does not interfere with the display of any registration requirements under section 169.79.

(d) Aquatic invasive species trailer decals are not transferable.

(e) Violation of this section shall not result in a penalty, but is punishable only by a warning.

[see Note.]

History:

2012 c 272 s 21; 2013 c 121 s 24

NOTE: Subdivision 1a, as added by Laws 2013, chapter 121, section 24, is effective July 1, 2015. Laws 2013, chapter 121, section 24, the effective date.

NOTE: Subdivision 4, as added by Laws 2012, chapter 272, section 21, is effective July 1, 2015. Laws 2012, chapter 272, section 21, the effective date.

Copyright © 2014 by the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. All rights reserved.

[LightningBG]

Purely ridiculous.

Couple scenarios....

- My parents keep a number of boats at the cabin for the family to use. Ski boat, fishing boat, paddle boat, wave runners. Every fall they make their way into MN for a short period of time to get winterized. Each (with the exception of the paddle boat) journeys from the garage in WI across into MN, straight to the dealership. They get winterized, picked up at the end of the week and brought back up and put back in the garage. Then the next makes the same journey. So now they'll want each trailer to get a sticker that cleans debris from the trailer that will never touch a drop of MN water. None of these boats has touched MN water in over a decade! And how many stickers will be available to each person? Swell.

We also have a rack that mounts onto a snowmobile trailer that holds our canoes for trips up to the BWCA. The trailer never touches a drop of water, but carries boats. Will this need a sticker as well, to remove the weeds that crawled up the bank in to the parking lot and tucked themselves into the axle? Double swell.

[fishersofmen]

Disgusting. When does all this nonsense end?

[delcecchi]

Having the sticker says you know about the rules so when they find something you can't plead ignorance to try to get out of the ticket.

[RumRiverRat]

I will not comply.

[biff]

Yep, too far. No sir, I don't like it.

[BobT]

Do I need a sticker when I use the restroom?

[chris63]

How do you sticker a duck?I wonder how much they will charge for say a medium size mallard?Who will pay to house and feed the ducks if they don't comply?c63

[B-man715]

How do you sticker a duck?I wonder how much they will charge for say a medium size mallard?Who will pay to house and feed the ducks if they don't comply?c63

I'll take care of the ducks if you take care of the Snapping Turtles

[NAMASafetyDirector]

Get used to more stupid laws and proposals like this one. Mid-term elections are coming up soon everyone and it's your opportunity to make changes not only to your local representatives but state wide goverment. We here up north don't really have a chance to make an impact as our voice is small. As long as MN is still "blue" the proposal above and other ones just like it meant to regulate and control every aspect of what we do as Sportsmen will continue to be put into place until "they" control everything which if anyone has been paying attention to what's going on in Washington is exactly Barry is trying to do with the whole country. So..take some time out of your busy schedules, identify the candidates, see what they stand for in regards to your views as a Sportsman and vote accordingly. Make an educated decison. A decision NOT to vote is concent to let them do whatever they want in which case you have no right to voice a b%*&tch moving forward.

[mallardnwalleye]

Meanwhile....

There is ZERO real enforcement on Great Lakes Ballast Water Discharge.

There is no registration, sales registration or required class of docks and lifts .

I/O and Inboards always carry water from lake to lake as a bunch of water sits in the cooling system.

The three stooges enforcement carries on with road checks and required classes that have little effect compared to the above.

I'll follow all the rules as I always do but this is getting silly.

[Igor Drackenwolf]

...We here up north don't really have a chance to make an impact as our voice is small. As long as MN is still "blue" the proposal above and other ones just like it meant to regulate and control every aspect of what we do as Sportsmen will continue...

I don't know where you live "up North", but the ENTIRE reason MN is in the hands of nanny-state Leftists is because of Duluth/Iron Range voters being stuck in the ancient "DFL cares about the little guy" mindset. If people in that region voted according to their own values and principles, MN would never elect another Leftist.

[fishnowworknever]

del-

There is no ticket only a warning for 2015, but I'm sure it's a warning ticket

I wonder when we'll need a sticker to have more than one rod in the boat, or if you have over 12 minnows, or if you're using non oxy gas, or you're drinking pepsi instead of coke...This is the kind of sheet that just gets under my skin.

[amateurfishing]

People plz keeep in mind this has nothing to do with legislature except for creating and passing the law. This was all done at the bequest of the DNR. They claim their research proves 99.9% of new invasives found are at the boat launch and that spot only when a clean lake is newly infested. I personally talked to dnr at state fair and this is their claim and sticking by it 100%. Cant complain to elected ones on this, they r only doing what dnr asked them to.

[fishnowworknever]

AF

This is not 100% accurate. I received a letter in the mail from my rep stating that they did have a part in this new law, not just passing it but more than that. I'll take a picture of the letter and post it if I still have it.

You said that they only created and passed it...created? So they(legislators) created this law?

[Igor Drackenwolf]

People plz keeep in mind this has nothing to do with legislature except for creating and passing the law. This was all done at the bequest of the DNR. They claim their research proves 99.9% of new invasives found are at the boat launch and that spot only when a clean lake is newly infested. I personally talked to dnr at state fair and this is their claim and sticking by it 100%. Cant complain to elected ones on this, they r only doing what dnr asked them to.

Hmmmm.... And where do 99.9% of people first interface with the lake???

Seriously, they base this egregious level of interference in our lives on the fact that invasives are first seen at boat ramps? They assume that because invasives are first seen at the place everyone first sees, that the invasives must have been deposited there first?

These people insult our intelligence.

[Dragonsm]

Even though I reside in SD now, a lot of our family/friends still reside in MN and we do take the boat back to MN for weekends....so I took a moment to read the dnr site.

I do agree with all of you that a simple sticker on the tongue of a trailer won't make you stop and think any more than the signs placed at the landings of the lakes reminding individuals to check your trailers. My thought on it is the driving force behind it isn't so much the awareness or "sticker"...but the "fee" required for the whole ordeal....but it isn't a tax!! LOL

What really made me shake my head about the whole thing is the requirement of a "sticker" even if all you are doing is passing through the state. (a friend of mine who lives in Iowa shoots up to Worthington and then over on I-90 when he heads to Chamberlain for a weekend of fishing)....He is a pretty colorful character, can't wait to hear his reaction on needing a sticker when he makes the trip....

Steve

[NAMASafetyDirector]

Igor, im up in the real "up north" by the Canadian border. Always get a kick out of people when they say they are "headed way up north for the weekend" and they are talking about Aitkin or Walker! LOL!

[Pat K]

Even though I reside in SD now, a lot of our family/friends still reside in MN and we do take the boat back to MN for weekends....so I took a moment to read the dnr site.

I do agree with all of you that a simple sticker on the tongue of a trailer won't make you stop and think any more than the signs placed at the landings of the lakes reminding individuals to check your trailers. My thought on it is the driving force behind it isn't so much the awareness or "sticker"...but the "fee" required for the whole ordeal....but it isn't a tax!! LOL

What really made me shake my head about the whole thing is the requirement of a "sticker" even if all you are doing is passing through the state. (a friend of mine who lives in Iowa shoots up to Worthington and then over on I-90 when he heads to Chamberlain for a weekend of fishing)....He is a pretty colorful character, can't wait to hear his reaction on needing a sticker when he makes the trip....

Steve

The state isn't collecting the fee. It's all going to the company that administers the class & test. Just a strange cluster ....!

[delcecchi]

Hmmmm.... And where do 99.9% of people first interface with the lake???

Seriously, they base this egregious level of interference in our lives on the fact that invasives are first seen at boat ramps? They assume that because invasives are first seen at the place everyone first sees, that the invasives must have been deposited there first?

These people insult our intelligence.

Igor (unchained?)

When a new lake is detected to have milfoil or zeebs, the DNR typically surveys the whole lake to see how widely the infestation has spread and sometimes is able to spot treat the infestation.

I certainly find it plausible that most of the spread is caused by boats and trailers, rather than ducks and snapping turtles. The big problem is that so many boaters are totally clueless about invasives and what to do about them.

It is annoying that those with a clue are forced to endure the attempts to reach and educate the clueless but I don't see any way around it.

[ClownColor]

I agree with most of what Delcecchi says but unfortunatley how is the DNR going to know who does and does not know the laws? I also agree that ducks and turtles are not the root cause here guys and it's a pretty worthless argument.

There is no doubt that it is coming from trailers and boats. "most" lake shore owners aren't trailering their boat but if they do, Most all are landing at public launches...hence why 99% of invasives are found there with some being found at major resorts (breezy point is where it started on Pelican). But one also has to assume most people that use resorts are weekend warriors or go out a few times a year...and most invasives die off by then.

So...whats a person supposed to do? Well it would only make sense to do somehting at the boat landings focusing heavily on public ramps. Maybe they should start experminenting on landing areas...maybe find an envirnment where zebras can't survive in or have a hard time reproducing? Maybe remove all the rocks and have sand only accesses out for "x" amount of yards around them? Maybe spend some money on protected harbors around landings? I have no idea what would work but being that there coming/starting around the landings, something can be done there?

I'm actually happy the DNR is trying something, I'd hate to see this hit our lake. Education is a start...remember when seat belts were optional? Ever here of the "click-it or ticket" campaign? Getting the word out is probably the cheapest way. If they want to really stop this from spreading, they'd have to have wash stations at every access point...which would cost mega millions and would cripple the fishing industry. You think the cheap sticker you have to put on your trailer now is bad, it could be far worse...

[fishingoverall]

This is just a stepping stone they are using to go further "down the road". They get you used to having to go through a class that you pay for, so what are you going to say with the next restriction they come out with after we've all warmed up to this one..."it could be far worse"?

and the beat goes on...