N.D. Admin. Code 30-03-06-01
Upon entering or leaving any water body or while in transit, all watercraft, watercraft motors, watercraft trailers, docks, boatlifts, and recreational and commercial equipment used in fishing, hunting, and watercrafting or construction must be free of prohibited or regulated aquatic nuisance species, as defined in the state's aquatic nuisance species list. Any person in violation is guilty of a class B misdemeanor under North Dakota Century Code section 20.1-17-09.
All equipment is subject to inspection by a North Dakota game and fish department employee. Any inspected equipment that is not free of prohibited or regulated aquatic nuisance species may not enter any waters of the state until approved by the department. Any person in violation is guilty of a class B misdemeanor under North Dakota Century Code section 20.1-17-09.
All commercial barges and ferries or construction-related equipment traveling into the state or for which the vessel's last exit was from a class 1 infested water body must be certified free of aquatic nuisance species by the department before entering into a water of the state. Any person in violation is guilty of a class B misdemeanor under North Dakota Century Code section 20.1-17-09.
All docks, lifts, and related equipment must be dried and left out of the water for at least twenty-one days before they may be placed in another water.
N.D. Admin Code 30-03-06-01
General Authority: NDCC 20.1-17-01
Law Implemented: NDCC 20.1-17-04