Sec. 41325.
(1) A person shall not place a boat, boating equipment, or boat trailer in the waters of this state if the boat, boating equipment, or boat trailer has an aquatic plant attached.
(2) A law enforcement officer may order the owner or operator of a boat, boating equipment, or boat trailer to remove aquatic plants from the boat, boating equipment, or boat trailer. The owner or operator shall obey such an order.
(3) The department shall prepare a notice that contains a summary of subsections (1), (2), (4), (5), and (6) and shall make copies of the notice available to owners of public boating access sites. The department shall include the notice in relevant department publications and post the notice on its website.
(4) The owner of a public boating access site shall post and maintain the notice described in subsection (3).
(5) A person who violates subsection (1), (2), or (4) is responsible for a state civil infraction and may be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $100.00.
(6) As used in this section:
(a) "Aquatic plant" means a submergent, emergent, or floating-leaf plant or a fragment or seed thereof. Aquatic plant does not include wild rice (Zizania aquatica).
(b) "Boat" means a vessel as defined in section 80104, and "boating" has a corresponding meaning.
History: Add. 2009, Act 91, Imd. Eff. Sept. 15, 2009
Popular Name: Act 451
Last modified: October 10, 2016