80-7-1011. Check stations. (1) The departments shall establish a check station within or adjacent to an invasive species management area to prevent the introduction, importation, infestation, and spread of the invasive species for which the designation was issued.
     (2) At a check station, the departments may examine vessels and trailers transporting vessels for the presence of an invasive species and compliance with regulations imposed under 80-7-1008(3)(b) and with this section. A department may examine any interior portion of a vessel that may contain water, including bilges, livewells, and bait containers, for compliance only if inspection of interior portions is included as part of quarantine measures established pursuant to 80-7-1008(3)(b)(i).
     (3) The owner, operator, or person in possession of a vessel shall stop at any check station unless a medical emergency makes stopping likely to result in death or serious bodily injury.
     (4) If during an inspection of a vessel or a trailer transporting a vessel the presence of an invasive species is detected, that vessel or trailer may not leave the check station until it is cleaned and decontaminated in a manner established in accordance with 80-7-1008(3)(b).

     History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 429, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 378, L. 2011.