Inspection – Watercraft inspections include a search of the entire boat including ballast tanks, bilges, water toys, ropes and trailers for evidence of aquatic invasive species. All watercraft, including canoes and kayaks are subject to inspection. Inspections also include questions about which water bodies the vessel has been in previously and how long ago. If evidence of invasive species is found, or if the watercraft contains standing water, the boat is decontaminated. 

Information on inspections conducted during the year should be entered into the EIP Database by December of that year. This data entry is done in coordination with the reporting periods for the Lake Tahoe Region Aquatic Invasive Species Program, allowing the reporting agency to minimize redundancy in the collection and organization of data.