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Boat license?
Hi,I'm picking up my new (and first) boat on Tuesday, and heading down to
Lake Norman, NC for a long weekend fishing with the family. Are there any restrictions, regulations or paperwork I'm going to need
to bring my Canadian boat into the lake? I'll get my fishing licences
when we arrive, and I know that the kids have to keep their life jackets
on at all times in NC while boating. Specifically, do I need to
register the boat with the gov't or anything like that? Secondly, are there any precautions I should be taking when moving a
boat from a souther US lake back into a Canadian lake? (I'm thinking
stuff like zebra mussels etc). Thanks! |
gcook
2005
2005
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| The general line of legal thinking is that as long as the boat is registered
in your "home" region, that is all that is required in "most" of the U.S for
some period of time that would be appropriate to recreational use. These
laws are usually listed as time limit of some sort (in some areas this is
listed as 30 days, true in Wisconsin.) before the boat would have to be
registered in that state. As far as any other precautions go, clean off any dried, dead vegetaion that
may be stuck to the trailer or boat before launching in some other waters.
If Zebra Mussels are present in the waters that you will be in, you may want
to look into methods to clean these from your boat. I may be wrong, but it
seems to me that I have hears that a boat would only be suspect as a carrier
after it had been in the water, constantly, for a period of time, which may
or may not be from several days on up. check with your local Ministry of
Natural Resources for more information about this potentail problem. Have fun fishing
Bob |
theotherBob
Apr 4
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| I can't help with the use of your boat in NC, but here are some guideline
about Zebra Mussels Boaters can help slow the spread of zebra mussels by following a few simple
steps: Inspect boats, trailers and boating equipment and remove any visible plants
or animals.
Drain water from the motor, livewell, bilge and transom wells while on land
before leaving any waterbody.
Empty bait buckets on land before leaving the waterbody. Never release live
bait into a waterbody.
Do not release aquatic animals from one waterbody into another. Wash/dry boats, tackle, downriggers, trailers and other boating equipment to
kill harmful species not visible. This task may be done on the way home or
after arrival. Some aquatic nuisance species can survive more than two weeks
out of water, so it is important to do one of the following: Rinse boats and equipment with hot water (40C or 140F )
Spray boats and trailers with high pressure water
Dry boats and equipment at least five days before transporting to another
water body |
The
Apr 4
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