New Division of Law Enforcement in the Dept of Natural Resources

[BearLakeFishGuy]

I wonder just how many AIS sticker violations they write. So needlessly complicated that when violators claim ignorance the rangers must usually let them go with a warning. Making it separate from registering has got to be one of the stupidest things I’ve ever heard of. Unless the goal was actually to raise big fines from paperwork violations.

I've had boats in several states over the years.  In every case the boat registration sticker was separate from any other sticker (metroparks, state parks, AIS/quagga sticker, etc.).  The reason being is that the County office, Secretary of State office, or whatever agency registers  boat for that state usually does NOT want to accept, or is barred by law from accepting, any other registration/sticker/fee that other agencies determine you need to be legal.  It makes no sense, but I also understand it from the government perspective.   I definitely don't agree with it, but that's how it works not only here in Utah, but in several other states too.