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New Sticker for all water craft on use in Minnesota Waters this year. It is a free sticker that talks about evasive species. IF you dont have it, YOU WILL GET A HUGE FINE I heard. Problem is getting them. They are hard to come by so far this spring.

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I have had mine on the boat for a few weeks now. Put the small sticker on the trailer near the crank and put the other part back by the big motor down by the transducer. I picked mine up at the DMV this past winter why renewing my Drivers Licsense. They had a bunch of them then.

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Hiya -

There is no HUGE FINE.

In fact, to start with, there's no penalty at all, although you can be issued a warning. After August 1st *2014* you can be ticketed for a petty misdemeanor for not having a sticker.

You can be ticketed and fined for not cleaning your boat/trailer, but not for not having the sticker.

You can get the stickers from a DMV or deputy registrar, some sporting goods stores, and soon, anywhere you get a license. You can also get them from a CO or at inspection sites.

This is nothing to hit the panic button over.

RK

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There are about 10 threads spread throughout the forum on this exact subject which has been covered ad nauseum. RK stated everything that needs to be said.

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Well I had not noticed it on any forums, nor had I heard boo about it untill I read a story in the local fish wrap this past weekend. In the Article it was talking about potential fines for not having it. I was actually surprised I had not heard about it anywere untill now. my bad.

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Has anyone ever noticed more rules for fishing than driving a vehicle. What next laminate and post entire fishing guide in boat. Yes, need to follow rules but to require posting on trailer and boat is over the top.

How about a sticker on driver side of car window. "No texting you $@#$#ing silly-me", now that would save lives!

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Hiya -

FYI, for this still needing a sticker: Lakeland in Dunvilla has them. Picked one up there this weekend.

RK

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As of last Friday, I understand that the Sticker is no longer needed....anyone else have any updates..

Steve

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As of last Friday, I understand that the Sticker is no longer needed....anyone else have any updates..

Steve

Dang. I already disfigured my plastic bass boat with the darned thing. frowngrin

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Most place are out of stickers.

I heard there were 400,000 stickers printed and there are 800,000 boats registered boat in the state.

Someone did not do the math. :-)

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for those that dont know by now, YOU DO NOT NEED ANY STICKER until after taking a online test in 2015 as it stands now. things can change at every session of the leglislature in the future so who knows if this current law will stand. good luck.

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Thanks for the updates...It amazes me how people can implement a new program, with out asking the question..."What can go wrong". Poor planning to say the least.

Steve

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THats Mn Politics for you. Next thing you know, you will have to have a fishing liscense to go to the Vikings games, since they are selling fish stix at the concession stands.

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