Recreational Boating AIS Prevention Programs

Agency Capacity: New York

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Program Component

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Dedicated/pathway-specific funding

NYSDEC staff focus on AIS prevention, early detection, response, and management overall, not specifically to any pathway

Pathway-specific dedicated time for program staff

NYSDEC staff focus on AIS prevention, early detection, response, and management overall, not specifically to any pathway

Pathway-specific dedicated time for outreach staff

NYSDEC staff focus on AIS prevention, early detection, response, and management overall, not specifically to any pathway

Pathway-specific dedicated time for law enforcement officers

NYSDEC staff focus on AIS prevention, early detection, response, and management overall, not specifically to any pathway.

Specific AIS training for law enforcement officers

Training is provided for all Environmental Conservation Police Officers and Rangers. Program provided is a combination on how best to support watercraft stewards (inspectors) and general information about AIS violations.

FUNDING A dedicated fund to support implementation and/or maintenance of a watercraft inspection/decontamination program is established through legal provisions

The NYSDEC Invasive Species Grant Program provides funding for various AIS projects, usually every two years. In 2019, $2.8 million in grants were awarded for AIS management, including grants for AIS spread prevention (e.g., boat steward education and boat decontamination stations).

CLOSURE OF WATERS State-/province-managed boating access points can be closed and boating activities restricted if necessary to respond to an aquatic invasive species threat in that body of water

NYSDEC does not have this authority.

PENALTIES Penalties for violations of all relevant AIS prevention regulations are established

Fines are in place for not cleaning, draining, and drying watercraft and associated equipment.