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Recreational Boating AIS Prevention Programs

Agency Capacity: New York

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Program component has been implemented in this jurisdiction

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Program component has not yet been implemented in this jurisdiction

Program Component

Status

Details

Dedicated/pathway-specific funding

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

Pathway-specific dedicated time for program staff

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

Pathway-specific dedicated time for outreach staff

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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

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

Specific AIS training for law enforcement officers

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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

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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

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NYSDEC does not have this authority.

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

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