Places where aquatic nuisances species can hide and hitchhike to new waters:

Hitch,  live-well, mud & water on floor, transom

Anchor rope, trailer frame, boat hull, rollers, bunks, axle, wheels, boat motor 

Equipment cleaning and bait guidelines:

1. Remove plant fragments from boats, personal watercraft, trailers, fishing, hunting, or scuba gear before leaving the boat ramp.
2. Drain water from the boat motor, live-well, bilge, and behind the transom before leaving the boat ramp.
3. Disinfect boat, live-well and bilge, trailer, and other equipment by power washing with water 110 degrees Fahrenheit or hotter.  Rinse with a solution of one part chlorine bleach to 20 parts warm water.  Or air dry boat and trailer for five days in hot, dry weather; longer if it is cool or damp.
4. Learn to identify legal baits and check bait buckets for carp and other species. It is illegal to bring bait fish into North Dakota without a permit from the Game and Fish Department.
5. Do not release bait or bait water into a lake or move fish from one lake to another. Put excess bait in a fish grinder, the garbage, or bury it at home. Return fish only to waters they came from.
6. Replace bait bucket water with well water clear of plants or plant fragments.