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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:9.6pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For Immediate Release Date: March 20, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Paddlers -Remember to Carry Your Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Permit</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“So far so good, but we’ve got a long way to go,” state officials say about the on-going efforts to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species
and keeping new ones from entering the state. Even key legislators such as Representative Caddy McKeown see the progress being made -and see that more needs to be done to protect our waterways. That’s why the Marine Board and Department of Fish and Wildlife
(ODFW) work in tandem to administer the statewide Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Prevention Program, where the Marine Board administers the financial aspects and ODFW implements statewide inspection stations.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Manually powered boats (paddle and oar) 10 feet long and longer are required to purchase a permit and carry it when operating the watercraft.
Non-resident paddlecraft operators are also required to purchase a permit and carry it when boating in Oregon waters.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Marine Board sells both an annual and two-year Tyvek tags for paddlecraft and can be purchased through the Marine Board’s office in Salem
or <a href="https://apps.oregon.gov/ecommerce/osmb/Index.aspx">online</a> through the Marine Board’s new storefront. Permits expire on December 31 of the current year for the one year permit or
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">December 31 of 2015, depending on which permit is purchased. Out-of-state permits for non-motorized boats are also $5.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“What’s nice about purchasing your AIS permit through the Marine Board is boaters aren’t charged a processing fee,” says Glenn Dolphin, Aquatic
Invasive Species Prevention Program Coordinator for the Marine Board. “The permit is a flat, $5 for a one year and $10 for two years.” Funds are dedicated and used only for the aquatic invasive species prevention program. Annual permits for paddlers can
also be purchased from any <a href="http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/licenses_regs/docs/Active_Agents.pdf">
ODFW license agents</a> for $7. Oregon’s registered motorboat owners already contribute to the AIS program through a $5 surcharge on their boat registration fee. Out-of-state permits for motor boats are $20.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">In 2013, revenue generated from AIS Prevention Permit totaled $724,175. State, county and local law enforcement agents issued 1,281 warnings
and 569 citations related to AIS violations. Additionally, law enforcement supported ODFW watercraft inspectors with boater compliance on 15 different days resulting in 30 citations issued for failure to stop at a watercraft inspection station. Of the 7,441
watercraft inspected in 2013, 279 were contaminated with aquatic invaders, 228 with aquatic vegetation and 17 watercraft were contaminated with either quagga or zebra mussels originating from Arizona, Nevada, Ohio and Utah. A complete report is available
for download at <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/Clean/docs/AISPP_Annual_Report.pdf">
http://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/Clean/docs/AISPP_Annual_Report.pdf</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Boat inspection stations are now open and are focusing on highways entering Oregon. Travelers entering the state are asked to look for “Boat
Inspection Ahead” signs and be prepared to pull off the highway for inspection. An inspection takes about 10 minutes if boats are free of aquatic species. If a boat is found to be contaminated with aquatic invaders, it will be cleaned by a mobile decontamination
team. All trailered boats and paddlecraft are required to stop for an AIS inspection when traveling past an open station.
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2009, the Oregon Legislature passed legislation that created a self-supporting aquatic invasive species prevention program. The program is designed to educate boaters about the threat of aquatic invasive species and what boaters can do to prevent the spread
of aquatic invasive species that are already in Oregon, like the New Zealand mud snail. Revenue generated by the permit fee is used for inspection/detection, decontamination, law enforcement and education efforts.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">For more information about the aquatic invasive species prevention permit program, visit
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/Clean/pages/index.aspx">http://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/Clean/pages/index.aspx</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Ashley A. Massey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Public Information Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Oregon State Marine Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">503-378-2623<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Ashley.massey@state.or.us"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">Ashley.massey@state.or.us</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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