Before traveling to Minnesota every boater must:
- Clean all aquatic plants, zebra mussels and other prohibited invasive species from boats and trailers.
- Drain water from boat, bait buckets and motor; drain live well and bilge by removing drain plugs.
- Keep drain plugs out while transporting watercraft.
In Minnesota is it illegal to:
- Transport watercraft without the drain plug removed.
- Arrive at lake access with drain plug in place.
- Transport aquatic plants, zebra mussels, or other prohibited species, whether dead or alive.
- Launch watercraft with prohibited species attached.
- Transport water from Minnesota lakes or rivers.
- Release live bait into the water.
More information about Minnesota’s AIS laws is posted on the DNR website at www.mndnr.gov/ais. Resorts, chambers of commerce, convention and visitors bureaus, and lake associations may also provide trip-planning information and links to AIS laws.