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Agency 040 - Game and Fish CommissionSubagency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations
Chapter 62 - REGULATION FOR AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES
Section 62-4 - Inspection and Decontamination

040-62 Wyo. Code R. § 62-4

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Section 62-4 - Inspection and Decontamination

(a) Compliance with aquatic invasive species inspection requirements is an express condition of allowing a conveyance to contact any waters of this state.

  • (i) Any person who refuses to permit inspection of their conveyance or refuses to complete any required removal and disposal of aquatic invasive species shall be prohibited from allowing the conveyance to contact any waters of this state.
  • (ii) If a person refuses to allow inspection of a conveyance or to complete any required removal and disposal of aquatic invasive species prior to departure from any waters of this state known to contain an aquatic invasive species, the conveyance is subject to impoundment until an aquatic invasive species inspection and decontamination is completed.

(b) All conveyances are subject to inspection upon encountering a mandatory aquatic invasive species check station.

(c) Authorized inspectors may inspect any conveyance. Authorized inspectors shall perform decontaminations at the direction of a peace officer or with the voluntary consent of the person transporting the conveyance.

(d) Inspections shall be conducted by:

  • (i) any peace officer; or,
  • (ii) any authorized inspector.

(e) Once a conveyance is inspected or decontaminated, a seal may be affixed to the conveyance by a peace officer or authorized inspector. A copy of the completed seal receipt shall accompany all seals. The person transporting a conveyance sealed by an authorized inspector may remove the seal at their discretion. The Department may recognize a properly affixed seal applied by an authorized inspector from a state or province with a Department approved aquatic invasive species inspection and decontamination program if the seal is accompanied by a valid seal receipt. It shall be a violation of this regulation for any person to attempt to reattach any seal once it is removed from a conveyance.

(f) A seal receipt indicating the type of decontamination procedure performed shall serve as proof of decontamination.

(g) Any person transporting a conveyance into the state by land, shall have the conveyance inspected by an authorized inspector prior to contacting any waters of this state, unless exempted by (i) or (ii) below.

  • (i) Any person transporting a conveyance from March 1 through November 30 that has not been in contact with a suspect water, positive water or infested water within the past thirty (30) days and who did not encounter a mandatory aquatic invasive species check station prior to reaching any of the waters of this state may launch without inspection if in possession of a seal receipt. The seal receipt shall be retained while on the water.
  • (ii) Any person transporting a conveyance from December 1 through the last day of February that has not been in contact with a suspect water, positive water or infested water within the past thirty (30) days and who did not encounter a mandatory aquatic invasive species check station prior to reaching any of the waters of this state may launch without inspection.

(h) As part of all inspections, all compartments, equipment, and containers that may hold water, including, but not limited to, live wells, ballast and bilge areas shall be completely drained as directed by authorized inspectors.

(i) A conveyance suspected to contain an aquatic invasive species shall be decontaminated before said conveyance shall be allowed to contact any waters of this state.

(j) Decontaminations shall be conducted only by those authorized inspectors that have received additional Department training to conduct decontaminations and are specifically authorized to do so.

(k) Any person operating a conveyance may be ordered to remove the conveyance from any of the waters of this state or any conveyance staging area by any peace officer if there is reason to believe the conveyance may contain aquatic invasive species or was not properly inspected prior to contacting the water. Once removed from the water, the conveyance shall be subject to inspection and decontamination for the removal and disposal of aquatic invasive species.

040-62 Wyo. Code R. § 62-4

Amended, Eff. 12/17/2015.

Amended, Eff. 8/24/2017.

Amended, Eff. 8/15/2018.