80-7-1007. Rulemaking authority. Unless otherwise provided in Title 81, chapters 2 and 7, or this chapter, each of the departments may adopt rules for the prevention, early detection, and control of invasive species under the departments' jurisdiction, including rules for the:
     (1) implementation of an invasive species strategic plan;
     (2) transportation of an invasive species or any agent likely to be a carrier of an invasive species;
     (3) designation, regulation, and treatment of an invasive species management area, including rules pertaining to the movement of vessels within, to, or from the area and the inspection and cleaning of the exterior of vessels moving within, to, or from the area; and
     (4) manner in which vessels, including bilges, livewells, bait containers, and other boating-related equipment, traveling in the state must be cleaned to ensure that they are free from the presence of an invasive species.

     History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 429, L. 2009.