The Oregon State Marine Board will hold a public meeting on proposed rules implementing House Bill 2220, the Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention program.
The legislation authorizes the Oregon State Police, Department of Fish and Wildlife and State Marine Board to require people transporting recreational or commercial watercraft to stop at check stations for inspection for aquatic invasive species.
If people avoid check stations, it would be punishable by a maximum of one year in jail or a $6,250 fine, or both. It also “creates crime of unlawful use of aquatic invasive species,” according to the legislation language. That also would be punishable by a maximum of one year in jail and a $6,250 fine, or both.
The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the Marine Board office, 435 Commercial St. N.E.
The Marine Board is taking written comments, too, through Sept. 30. Those can be sent to: June LeTarte, OSMB, P.O. Box 14145, Salem, OR 97309; by e-mail to
osmb.rulemaking@state.or.us; or by fax to (503) 378-4597.
Marine Board staff will summarize comments and present the board with proposed rule language at the Oct. 13 meeting.
On the Web:
Marine Board proposed rules
http://www.boatoregon.com/OSMB/BoatLaws/ProposedRuless.htmlText of the law
http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb2200.dir/hb2220.intro.pdf
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