Water prohibited.

30-03-06-05. Water prohibited. 1. Refer to the North Dakota game and fish department website for a listing of state waters infested with class I prohibited aquatic nuisance species. Fish transported and held in or on ice are allowed. 2. All water must be drained from all watercraft and recreational, commercial, and construction equipment bilges and confined spaces, livewells, and baitwells, when out of water or upon entering the state. Potable water and sewage water are excluded from this restriction. 3. Bait containers used for in-state transportation of legal live bait and legal live baitfish must be no larger than five gallons [18.93 liters] in volume. Refer to the current fishing proclamation for legal live bait and legal live baitfish definitions. 4. Legal live bait and legal live baitfish may not be transported in water away from waters of the state designated as infested with class I prohibited aquatic nuisance species unless traveling to and from ice fishing, in which case any water may be used for in-state transportation of legal live bait and legal live baitfish. 5. Water may not be transported away from waters of the state designated as infested with class I prohibited aquatic nuisance species or imported from another state unless permitted by the department of water resources or otherwise authorized. 6. All drain plugs that may hold back water must be removed, and water draining devices must be open, on all watercraft and recreational, commercial, and construction equipment bilges and confined spaces, during any out-of-water transport of same. History: Effective April 1, 2008; amended effective October 1, 2010; January 1, 2016; April 1, 2016; April 1, 2023; April 1, 2024; April 1, 2026. General Authority: NDCC 20.1-17-01 Law Implemented: NDCC 20.1-17-06