Boat inspections in the Lake Tahoe Basin have resumed.

All motorized boats and watercraft are required to be inspected for aquatic invasive species prior to launching into Lake Tahoe.

Knowingly transporting AIS into Lake Tahoe is against the law, and violators may be subject to monetary penalties.

Locations, hours of operation and opening dates are as follows:

Effective now:

Sunday-Wednesday 8:30am-5:30pm; Thursday-Saturday

Meyers: at the junction of highway 50 and 89

Spooner Summit: at the junction of highway 50 and 28

Alpine Meadows: Highway 89, off Alpine Meadows Road north of Tahoe City.

Starting May 23:

Thursday-Sunday 8:30am-5:30pm; Monday-Wednesday closed

Northstar: Highway 267, at Northstar Drive south of Truckee

Homewood: Highway 89, at Homewood Resort.

The annual watercraft inspection fees remain unchanged from 2012. The “Tahoe In & Out” sticker ranges from $35 for personal watercraft and vessels less than 17 feet and up to $121 for vessels longer than 39 feet. The “Tahoe Only” sticker fee is $30. An additional fee of $25 is being charged for any boat requiring decontamination and an additional $10 fee for the decontamination of each raw water system such as ballasts, generators, live wells, etc.

For more info, call 888.824.6267.