Oregon Invasive Species Permit

You don't have to have any permit on you for any boat while towing, it is however required when in use (on the water).

The other thing is that for every kayak/canoe you own that is on the water, it must have a permit on board it.  It can be held by a person or contained inside the vessel.  One permit does not cover ALL your kayaks/canoes unless you one take one out on the water at a time.


From the OSMB website. http://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/Clean/pages/aisppfaqspage.aspx

    Manually powered boats (paddle boards (SUPs), rafts, drift boats, kayaks, canoes, etc.)  10 feet long and longer will need to carry one permit per boat when in use.
    Permits are transferrable to other manually-powered craft.
    Permits can be loaned to friends and family members.
    Permits are available as either a one-year or two-year Tyvek permit. The one-year permit expires on December 31 of the year issued and the two-year permit expires on         December 31 of the second year issued.
    Motorized boats are required to be registered in Oregon.  A $5 surcharge is added to the registration fee and current decals on the boat act as proof of payment into the program. Registration decals are valid for two calendar years.

I don't agree with the 10' limit on a kayak.  An invasive species isn't going to know the difference between an 8' 'toon boat, and a 16' canoe.  I strongly suggest that if they want this invasive species program to work they need to include ALL water craft lengths especially inflatables and the felt sole wading boots.

These inflatables are easy to plop from one body of water to another without being hit up by the highway inspection program, so they should to be required to carry a permit as well.  Any out of state inflatables should also show proof of port inspection while on Oregon waters. If not fine them!

Then there are all the water fowl flying from state to state.   You know these carry invasive species in their feathers.  Not sure how to control this other than shoot 'em! 

If you're driving thru Oregon alone towing five kayaks on your trailer you need to have five ISPs as I understand it.

While I was launching my kayak from the boat ramp in the lovely city of The Dalles, OR, I was visited by an Oregon State Trooper who informed me I was required to have an ID, fishing license, PFD, whistle and Invasive Species Permit. Did not have the whistle or permit. He was really cool about it and gave me a whistle. I promised to get the Invasive Species Permit, which I did, online, when I got home. I asked around and was told that for the kayak, you need a permit on board, so I keep it with my fishing license. You don't need one for each watercraft, unless you put them in the water, at least that's my understanding.
I was also told the size requirement was 12'. When I told the trooper that this would sure not go over big with the increasing number of SUPs in the area since most of them are about that size, longer for beginners. When I asked if SUPs were required to have the PFD, whistle and permit on board, he just shrugged and said "yes".
I am a Washington resident with a Washington fishing license, but I often launch from the Oregon side on the Columbia, so I need the permit. Launch on the Washington side; no permit on the same water. Lots of regulations and permits around here; pain in the butt.
As far as invasive species, they are going to be a real problem. Zebra mussels, the biggest risk around here, do a lot of damage, I've seen it on the Great Lakes. They literally cover the bottom and choke off the entire ecosystem. Check out those Asian carp. If they ever get into the Columbia River watershed, you can kiss your sportfishing and commercial fishing goodbye. Will the money from these permits prevent that? Maybe not, but what's another few bucks on top of all the other licenses and permits? This is America; you play, you pay.