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Watercraft Inspection Station

Protect Montana Waters from Aquatic Invasive Species

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Traveling to Montana? AIS inspections are required

Bringing Watercraft to MT >
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Follow three simple steps: Clean, Drain, Dry

What you can do >
Inspection Station

Watercraft inspections are required. Find an inspection station near you.

Inspection Stations >
Mussels

Plants, animals, or pathogens not native to Montana that can cause harm.

What are AIS? >
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A summary of Montana's AIS laws and rules

Rules & regulations >
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AIS Species and Identification

See ID Guide >
Eurasion Water Mifoil

Find a suspected AIS?

Report online >
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Find where AIS species are being stopped

Watercraft Inspection Station Dashboard 
Monitoring Dashboard

Learn more on AIS surveys and sampling

Monitoring Dashboard 

Don't Let it Loose

Releasing a pet to the wild is never the right thing

For the health of your pet, and the safety of our native wildlife, it’s never OK to release animals. Most pets released to the wild do not survive, and many suffer before they die. Pets are usually unable to find food or shelter in the wild and they are often an easy meal for another creature. If it does survive, your pet becomes an invasive species that native wildlife may not have the defenses to compete against. Invasive species cause harm to the environment and the economy.

National Campaign 
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Help Stop the spread

AIS Resources

Information and materials to use in your AIS outreach efforts

Resources >
AIS Reports

Plans reports and surveys.

Reports >
Questions?

FWP's Aquatic Invasive Species staff is here to help.

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