River Patrol

It s the first full week of enhanced enforcement on the andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t missouri-riverandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Missouri Riverandamp lt aandamp gt The andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t north-dakotaandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt North Dakotaandamp lt aandamp gt Game and Fish along with local law enforcement are teaming up to have at least one river patrol a day During peak times of the week there will be multiple patrol boats The program doubles the amount of boat patrols on the river Authorities are looking for unsafe and illegal activities Game and Fish Enforcement Chief Bob Timian says officers have already responded to reports of people jumping of bridges and littering complaints Bob Timian andamp quot Not going to resolve everything - there s still going to be problems and conflict but by having more enforcement presence out there is to lessen some of those issues andamp quot Timian says as river usage increases so do problems andamp quot 20 years ago there was not anywhere near the development there is now There s both commerical and residential more pressure on usage You have more marinas funneling boats on river andamp quot The stepped up enforcement began July 1 The legislature approved 200 000 for two years of river enforcement The money is used to pay officers for their overtime to patrol the river