80-7-1011. Check stations. (1) The departments shall establish a check station within or adjacent to an invasive species management area to prevent the introduction, importation, infestation, and spread of the invasive species for which the designation was issued.
     (2) At a check station, the departments may examine the exterior of vessels for the presence of an invasive species and compliance with regulations imposed under 80-7-1008(3)(b) and with this section.
     (3) (a) Except as provided in subsection (3)(b), the owner, operator, or person in possession of a vessel shall stop at any check station unless a medical emergency makes stopping likely to result in death or serious bodily injury.
     (b) If a check station is established under regulations pertaining to a statewide invasive species management area, a stop at that check station is required only for a vehicle transporting a vessel, excluding vessels that have never been used.
     (4) If during an inspection of the exterior of a vessel the presence of an invasive species is detected upon the exterior of the vessel, that vessel may not leave the check station until it is cleaned and decontaminated in a manner established in accordance with 80-7-1008(3)(b).

     History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 429, L. 2009.