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Follow these procedures:
• It is unlawful for a boat to arrive at or leave any body of water in Nebraska with
water other than from a domestic source except for fire-fighting purposes. Drain
water on site.
• It is unlawful for a boat or trailer
to arrive or leave a launch area
with any aquatic vegetation from
that water body still attached.
Boat blinds cannot use plants
listed as invasive species or
noxious weeds.
• Wash mud off waders. Felt-sole
wading boots are not allowed.
• These steps are intended
to prevent or delay the
establishment of aquatic invasive
species in Nebraska waters.
Clean, Drain and Dry – Zebra and
quagga mussels can survive out of
water for up to two weeks. After
boating and before launching your
boat in a different water body:
• Rinse boat and all equipment
with hot tap water ideally more
than 140 degrees F to kill zebra
and quagga mussels. Vinegar can
also be used to kill young zebra
and quagga mussels, especially
in live wells;
• Spray boat, live well, engine
and trailer with a high-pressure
sprayer;
• Pull plugs from bilge, live wells
and engine to drain upon leaving
a water body.
• If washing the boat away from
the water body you are leaving,
do not allow runoff to enter a drainage. Control your runoff.
• Dry boat and all equipment for at least five days. Use a towel to speed up the drying
process.
NONRESIDENT AQUATIC INVASIVE
SPECIES STAMP
• Motorized watercraft registered outside
of Nebraska are required to purchase and
display an Aquatic
Invasive Species
Stamp (image on
the right) before
launching from
any Nebraska boat
ramp.
• The fee for the decal-like stamp is $15,
which includes a $2 issuing fee.
• The stamp can be purchased at
OutdoorNebraska.org, at Commission
offices (see list on page 2), or authorized
permit agents.
• At the time of purchase, the purchaser
will receive a valid temporary permit. The
actual stamp will be mailed within 10
business days.
• The stamp is required annually.
• The stamp must be permanently affixed
to the starboard and rearward side of the
boat, on the outside of the hull above the
water line.
