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County's 2014 mussel stickers now available
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County boat owners can now purchase their 2014 mussel stickers.
The stickers can be purchased at a variety of screening locations around the lake and the cost is $10.
A list of those locations can be found at www.nomussels.com . A downloadable mussel screening application also is available on the Web site.
Since 2008, the county of Lake has taken a positive, proactive and aggressive approach to the threat of an invasive mussel infestation because of the huge impact it could have on the ecosystem of Clear Lake and the local economy.
This approach has been funded largely by the fees received from the county’s sticker program.
This year, boat owners will see an additional fee on their California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) vessel registration.
This fee is a result of AB2443 that was signed into law by Gov. Brown in 2012.
“The money collected by the DMV will go to California State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways to make grants available to local agencies to fund Quagga and Zebra mussel prevention plans,” said Lake County Public Works Director Scott De Leon.
Continue to support the Lake County program by showing your current mussel sticker and remember to check in with a participating screener when you return from an out-of-county trip with your boat. Rescreening and any necessary decontamination are free.
The Lake County program is the reason Clear Lake is still free of quagga and zebra mussels. Officials ask for the public's help in keeping it that way.
The county also thanked all of its mussel screeners for the success they have helped achieved in keeping the area's water bodies mussel-free.
For the latest list of screeners see www.nomussels.com or call 707-263-2344.