The personnel that check mooring permits and will now be checking swim raft permits, are regular Marine Patrol officers. They do it during quiet mid-week patrols when there is very little activity on the lake. If they get a radio call sending them somewhere or they observe a violation they can take care of that and go back to checking permits later.
This is actually a smart use of manpower. Give them a non-critical task they can perform while on a quiet patrol.
When you live on an island the Marine Patrol are the first responders if you have an emergency. If checking permits keeps them out on the lake and nearby, then I see that as a good thing.
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