Some more AIS info

[dubob]

Dubob, I am not to keen on every vessel having to have a sticker unless the owner of the vessels can get multiple stickers for the same course and fee. 
Someone like me, that has a power boat, a sit on kayak, a sit in kayak and a toon could be out a wad of money for no real reason.  It's not the vessel that contaminates anymore than it is the gun that shoots.  It is the responsibility of the owner in either case and if the owner of multiple vessels has completed the course and paid for the sticker to prove it, then any and all vessels owned by that certified AIS participant should be covered.
As far as enforcement, not my problem, compliance is my problem and if they have no way of knowing if a vessel is certified, what is the AIS sticker for?  I thought it was so they could sit in our truck that we bought for them and look through the very expensive and super high quality binoculars we bought for them to see if the sticker is present.
Now as for the sticker itself.  When I did not receive my sticker in the mail as promised I went to North Temple to get one and was told that they did not have them and wouldn't be getting them and that my receipt is all I need.  Well, what I don't need is some fish cop harassing me while I am fishing because other fish cops can't get their job done by wanting me to stop what I am legally doing to show them a piece of paper because they couldn't manage to do their one job, which was to get stickers to those who were certified. A piece of paper I am not legally required to have on my boat because they were supposed to get me a sticker.

I'm smiling because I can appreciate your frustration with the way our government officials dictate our lives.  And while I respect your views on this subject, we disagree on a couple of them.  And venting to me is probably good therapy for you but will do nothing to change the system.  If you have contacted your state legislators and asked them to consider your views, kudos.  If not, I would encourage you to do so and get as many of your fellow sportsmen to do the same.  Nothing will change unless your elected officials know about your views and actually agree with them.  I've been doing my part in that regard and have met with some very limited success.

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Those are excellent points. Having a sticker doesn't mean the vessel is clean, it just means you took the course and paid the fee. And if it is actually you that's being certified, it ought to apply to all your vessels. Your driver's license isn't good for just one vehicle, and your CCW isn't good for only one gun.

But ALL of your recreational registered equipment as well as all your cars/trucks are registered separately.  So, thinking that one AIS sticker will cover all water vessels doesn't fit the mold of getting ALL the money the state can through taxing and applying fees.