Beginning in just a few days–March 7th, the Watercraft Inspection Stations will be reopening along Hwy 93 at Ravalli, in Dillon and in Anaconda.
FWP contracts with tribes, conservation districts and counties for watercraft inspection station operations and works with Trout Unlimited and Walleyes Unlimited to expand AIS early detection survey and Aquatic Invasive Species outreach.
FWP’s AIS Bureau Chief Tom Woolf, reminds us, “If you know snowbirds who are bringing a boat home, be sure they get their boat inspected before they put it in the water. Also, if you or someone you know buys a boat from out of state, be sure to get it inspected.”
And as mussel populations get closer to Montana, inspection teams see more traffic from mussel-impacted waters.
All boats entering the state are required to be inspected before launching in Montana waters to ensure they are free of AIS and Clean, Drained and Dry.
