Aquatic Vegetation Control Permit Exemption

Under state law, a landowner or tenant of land adjacent to public waters can control aquatic vegetation along their own shoreline frontage themselves without a permit provided these conditions are met:

• The aquatic vegetation control is done only by the landowner or tenant.
• Maintain only one opening per shoreline frontage per year.
• Treatment area cannol exceed 25 feet in width parallel to the shoreline.
• Treatment cannot occur in waters deeper than 6 feet.
• The treatment must be one (1) contiguous area and not exceed 625 square feet.
• Treatment area must include and be adjacent to any existing opening in the aquatic vegelation.

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