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New Idaho Boat Fees

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Topic: New Idaho Boat Fees

Posted By: Liz
Subject: New Idaho Boat Fees
Date Posted: 01 May 2009 at 9:42am

FYI:

I just got an e-mail about a new bill that passed legislation in Idaho.

All craft..motorized and non-motorized (except inflatable non-motorized craft under 10 feet) is required to have a sticker.

The web site: http://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/idahoinvasivespeciesfund.aspx - http://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/idahoinvasivespeciesfund.aspx

At the bottom of the page is a link to purchase a sticker, and you can purchase multiple stickers.

When in full enforcement, the fine will be $571. The sticker is $5.00 per person plus $1.30 for online purchase.

The money will go to the Idaho Invasive Species Fund, which I'm sure is a good cause, but I don't appreciate forced contributions or extra paperwork.

Replies:

Posted By: WA-Boater
Date Posted: 01 May 2009 at 10:02am

Sounds like the Mini-Me might be the boat to own in Idaho. At only 9' long and an inflatable it would save you $5 a year.

Posted By: franzhorner
Date Posted: 01 May 2009 at 3:35pm

Here's a post from Idaho yahoo group explaining the Bill a bit more...I guess I have to get stickers for my Middle Fork trip????!?!?!?!?!?

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/idahowhitewater/message/35512

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Posted By: The OAC
Date Posted: 01 May 2009 at 11:11pm

$57, not $571, unless I'm missing something...

Boating on the waters of the State of Idaho without displaying the required Invasive Species Sticker will be a violation of Idaho Code Chapter 70, Title 67, Section 67-7008(A) , which has a fixed penalty of $57.00. A law enforcement officer could issue the operator/owner of the vessel a Uniform Citation for violation of this law. The operator/owner would have three options if issued a citation for violation of this section; mail the citation to the County Court or Clerk’s Office with the required $57.00, stop at the County Court Clerk’s Office and pay the $57.00 in person, or appear in County Magistrate Court and plead not guilty, requesting a Court Trial.

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Posted By: STLboater
Date Posted: 02 May 2009 at 1:09am

Something similar happened in IL a few years back. The state required kayakers to register their water craft. As far as I know though, if you were from out of state you did not need to have a sticker (might not be the case here)

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