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Chapter 4.40, Page 93 4 .4 0 A QUA TIC INV AS IV E S P E CIE S T HE COUNT Y B OA RD OF S UP E RV IS ORS OF T HE COUNT Y OF DOUGL A S DOES ORDA IN A S FOL L OW S : S E CT ION I. P URP OSE T he pu rp o se of th is o rd in a n ce is to p re ve n t th e sp rea d of a qu a tic inva si ve sp e cie s in Do u gla s Cou n ty. S E CT ION II. A UT HORIT Y T he Ord ina n ce is a do pte d p u rsu an t to th e a u th o rity u n d e r Se ction 59 .0 3 of th e Wisconsin Statutes. S E CT ION III. D E F I N I T I O N S A . “A qu a tic p la n t” m ea n s a n on -wo o d y su b m e rge n t, e me rge n t, f re e -f loa tin g, o r f loa tin g- le af p la n t tha t n o rma lly g ro ws in o r n e a r wa te r a n d in clu de s a n y p a rt th e reof . “A qu a tic p la n t” d oe s no t m e an wild rice wh e n b e in g h a rve sted b y p erm it. B . “In va si ve a n ima l” m ean s a ll ve rte b ra te a nd inve rte b ra te spe cie s in clu d in g ze b ra m u sse l, qu a gga m u sse l, ru sty cra yf ish , sp in y wa te r f le a s, o r an y o th e r a qu atic in va si ve a n ima l p ro h ib ite d b y th e sta te of W isco n sin . S E CT ION IV . P ROHIB IT E D T RA NSP ORT OF A QUAT IC PL A NTS A ND INVA S IVE A NIMA L S No p e rson ma y o p e rate a ve h icle o r tra n spo rt a n y b o at, bo a t tra ile r, p e rso na l wa te rcra f t a n d its a ssocia te d tra ile r, ca no e , ka ya k, o r b oa tin g e qu ipm e nt, f ish in g e qu ip m en t, h un tin g a nd /o r trap p in g e qu ipm en t in clud in g b u t n o t lim ite d to pe rso na l f loa tatio n d e vice s, n ets, a n ch o rs, f ish in g lin e s, d e co ys, an d wa d e rs, fro m na viga b le wa te rs o n to a n y ro a d wa y o p e n to th e p u b lic if a qu a tic p lan s o r in va sive a n im a ls a re a tta ch e d. A ll a qu a tic p lan ts o r inva si ve a n im a ls sh a ll be re mo ve d b efo re e n terin g a ro a d wa y o p e n to the pu b lic o r bef o re la u n ch in g a b oa t o r e qu ip me nt o r tra ile r in n a viga b le wa te r. If in th e co u rse of rem ovin g a b o a t f rom wa te r, th e tem p o ra ry e xiste n ce of a bo a t a n d tra ile r cre a te s a safe ty h a za rd if n ot imm ed ia te ly tra n spo rte d a lon g a p ub lic ro a d wa y, a p e rso n may tra n sp o rt with o u t vio la tio n of th is o rd ina n ce to the f irst su ita b le a n d saf e lo ca tion an d th e re clea n a n d re mo ve a n d re ma in in g a qu a tic p la n ts o r in va sive a n ima ls co n siste n t wit h th is o rd in an ce . ---PAGE BREAK--- Chapter 4.40, Page 94 S E CT ION V. E XCE P T IONS TO T RA NS P ORT OF AQUATICE P L A NT S A ND INV A S IVE A NIMAL S Un le ss o th e rwise p ro h ib ite d b y la w, a p e rso n m a y tra n spo rt a qu atic p la n ts: A . Fo r d isp o sa l a s pa rt of a h a rve st o r co n tro l a ctivit y co n d u cte d u nd e r a n a qu a tic p lan t m an a gem e nt pe rm it issue d u nd e r ch . NR 1 0 9. B . W hen tran sp o rtin g com me rcia l a qu a tic p la n t h a rve stin g e qu ip m en t a wa y f ro m a n y wa te r b o d y to a suita b le lo ca tio n f o r p u rpo se s of cle an in g a n y re m a in in g a qu a tic p lan ts o r a n ima ls. C. W hen con d u ctin g a n aqu a tic p la n t stud y f o r th e pu rp o se s of vo u ch erin g sp e cime n o r co nd u cting a n e du ca tion a l wo rksh o p a n d in a clo sed con ta ine r. D. W hen ha rve ste d fo r p erso n a l o r comm e rcia l use , su ch a s to b e u se d a s a co m po st o r mu lch , a n d in a clo se d co n ta in e r. E . Fo r p u rp o se s of sho o tin g o r o b se rva tio n b lin ds fo r wa te rfo wl h u n tin g d u rin g th e wa te rf o wl se a son , if th e a qu a tic p la n ts u se d fo r th e se b lind s a re e m e rge nt, cut ab o ve the wa te rlin e , an d co n ta in n o a qu a tic in va sive sp e cie s. A ll o th e r e qu ip me n t sha ll h a ve a qu a tic p la n ts a n d in va sive a n im a ls re m o ve d b ef o re e nte rin g a roa dwa y o p e n to th e pu b lic. S E CT ION V I. P E NALTY A n y p e rso n wh o vio la te s a p ro visio n of th is ord in a n ce sh a ll b e sub ject to a fo rf e itu re of u p to $ 2 00.0 0 . S E CT ION V II. E FFE CT IVE DAT E Fo llo win g p a ssa ge a n d p u b licatio n b y th e Dougla s Co u n ty B o a rd of S u p e rviso rs th is Ord in an ce sh a ll be in f u ll fo rce an d eff e ct. Dated this 10th day of April, 2014.