The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection is reminding boaters to purchase an Aquatic Invasive Species Stamp ahead of the Labor Day weekend, officials said.

Anyone who operates a motorboat or personal watercraft on Connecticut’s inland waters, including the designated inland waters of the Connecticut, Housatonic and Thames Rivers, is required to purchase the stamp, according to a DEEP spokesperson. Environmental conservation police, along with other marine patrol officers across the state, will be conducting targeted enforcement of the AIS stamp this weekend.

The spread of aquatic invasive species such as hydrilla has been a major concern in Connecticut recently. Aquatic invasive species are non-native plants or animals which, when introduced into aquatic enviro

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