I tried to find out if there was a fee for this cleaning and could not. I doubt it’s free. That may be one reason. Another is that it may take a long time to do. If there is a line and it takes, say forty minutes, you could spend hours in line.
Can you imagine having a wife who didn’t really want to go anyway and a couple of small children and spending several hours waiting to get your boat cleaned? Add that by the time you are back on the road from your boating trip, everyone is tired and you’ll be arriving home well after dark with everyone in a bad mood.
People in general simply don’t want to be inconvenienced and probably don’t see invasive species as their problem.
People in general simply don’t want to be inconvenienced and probably don’t see invasive species as their problem.
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But it will become their problem as local taxes are raise to cover clean up costs.
This article said free inspection and decontamination. Five minute inspection.