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Old 07-17-2017, 06:57 PM
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Default $185 fine for traveling with the drain plug in your boat

I was told this at the launch at LLB a month ago,thats like 3 15 packs of beer!!! Heads up !!
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Old 07-17-2017, 07:35 PM
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I was told this at the launch at LLB a month ago,thats like 3 15 packs of beer!!! Heads up !!
Good lord, what kind of beer do you drink?


What's the reason for that fine? Aid in stopping the spread of mussels and other nasties?
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Old 07-17-2017, 07:48 PM
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Good lord, what kind of beer do you drink?


What's the reason for that fine? Aid in stopping the spread of mussels and other nasties?

I drink beer like water

Yes it's to stop the spread of evasive species
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Old 07-17-2017, 07:53 PM
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The fine is up to $100 000. Was talking to people at the water craft inspection station and said they had given fines up to $4200 that day.
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Old 07-17-2017, 08:12 PM
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The reason is to prevent the spread of Invasive Zebra/ Quagga Mussels. Once eggs hatch, the microscopic larvae are transported from one waterbody to another by boaters. Impossible to see with the naked eye and able to live in undersirable conditions, including out of the water for many days.
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Old 07-17-2017, 08:12 PM
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Oh my what sense does this make man I can't figure this one out.
Your government at work.
As long as they feel all worm and cozy when they fall asleep that there saving our water ways sounds like a cash grab to me.
All this is going to do is have some poor smuck forget to put his plug in and sink his boat
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Old 07-17-2017, 08:27 PM
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Oh my what sense does this make man I can't figure this one out.
Your government at work.
As long as they feel all worm and cozy when they fall asleep that there saving our water ways sounds like a cash grab to me.
All this is going to do is have some poor smuck forget to put his plug in and sink his boat
Buddy just about did it with his kayak last weekend. Forgot to put plugs back in and didn't realize it until he was half way out in the lake. Had to swim it part way back...

Seen another boat launch and he had just pulled away and was gonna wait for other buddy to park the boat when all of a sudden he started yelling to get the trailer back in the water. Boat was filling up and they had to pull it up on shore to drain it out for a while...

Such a stupid law imo. I understand having to drain the water but the ticket should be regarding having standing water in the boat not the drain plug...
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Old 07-17-2017, 08:35 PM
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Oh my what sense does this make man I can't figure this one out.
Your government at work.
As long as they feel all worm and cozy when they fall asleep that there saving our water ways sounds like a cash grab to me.
All this is going to do is have some poor smuck forget to put his plug in and sink his boat
Or that poor smuck (or an ignorant smuck) will introduce invasive mussels and ruin the aqautic ecosystem in Western Canada.
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Old 07-19-2017, 10:04 AM
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Oh my what sense does this make man I can't figure this one out.
Your government at work.
As long as they feel all worm and cozy when they fall asleep that there saving our water ways sounds like a cash grab to me.
All this is going to do is have some poor smuck forget to put his plug in and sink his boat
Roll of electrical tape, tape the plug to the wheel of your boat or tiller.
also you should make sure your boat is drained as the weight of water floating around can cause dangerous conditions for you when driving
Lake Ontario is over run with zebra mussels and they kill everything since they filter feed.

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