Rule 391-4-10-.09 - Protected Species of Plants and Animals(1) Mammals: (a)Corynorhinus rafinesquii: Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat (rare)(b)Eubalaena glacialis: North Atlantic Right Whale (endangered)(c)Geomys pinetis: Southeastern Pocket Gopher (threatened)(d)Megaptera novaeangliae: Humpback Whale (endangered)(e)Myotis grisescens: Gray Bat (endangered)(f)Myotis sodalis: Indiana Bat (endangered)(g)Neofiber alleni: Round-tailed Muskrat (threatened)(h)Puma concolor coryi: Florida Panther (endangered)(i)Sylvilagus obscurus: Appalachian Cottontail (rare)(j)Trichechus manatus: West Indian Manatee (endangered)(2) Birds: (a)Aimophila aestivalis: Bachman's Sparrow (rare)(b)Ammodramus henslowii: Henslow's Sparrow (rare)(c)Calidris canutus: Red Knot (rare)(d)Campephilus principalis: Ivory-billed Woodpecker (endangered)(e)Charadrius melodus: Piping Plover (threatened)(f)Charadrius wilsonia: Wilson's Plover (threatened)(g)Corvus corax: Common Raven (rare)(h)Dendroica cerulea: Cerulean Warbler (rare)(i)Dendroica kirtlandii: Kirtland's Warbler (endangered)(j)Elanoides forficatus: Swallow-tailed Kite (rare)(k)Falco peregrinus: Peregrine Falcon (rare)(l)Falco sparverius paulus: Southeastern Kestrel (rare)(m)Haematopus palliatus: American Oystercatcher (rare)(n)Haliaeetus leucocephalus: Bald Eagle (threatened)(o)Mycteria americana: Wood Stork (endangered)(p)Picoides borealis: Red-cockaded Woodpecker (endangered)(q)Rynchops niger: Black Skimmer (rare) (r)Sterna antillarum: Least Tern (rare)(s)Sterna nilotica: Gull-billed Tern (threatened)(t)Vermivora chrysoptera: Golden-winged Warbler (endangered)(3) Reptiles: (a)Caretta caretta: Loggerhead Sea Turtle (endangered)(b)Chelonia mydas: Green Sea Turtle (threatened)(c)Clemmys guttata: Spotted Turtle (unusual)(d)Dermochelys coriacea: Leatherback Sea Turtle (endangered)(e)Drymarchon couperi: Eastern Indigo Snake (threatened)(f)Eretmochelys imbricata: Hawksbill Sea Turtle (endangered)(g)Glyptemys muhlenbergii: Bog Turtle (endangered)(h)Gopherus polyphemus: Gopher Tortoise (threatened)(i)Graptemys barbouri: Barbour's Map Turtle (threatened)(j)Graptemys geographica: Common Map Turtle (rare)(k)Graptemys pulchra: Alabama Map Turtle (rare)(l)Heterodon simus: Southern Hognose Snake (threatened)(m)Lepidochelys kempii: Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle (endangered)(n)Macrochelys temminckii: Alligator Snapping Turtle (threatened)(o)Malaclemys terrapin: Diamondback Terrapin (unusual)(p)Ophisaurus mimicus: Mimic Glass Lizard (rare)(4) Amphibians: (a)Ambystoma cingulatum: Flatwoods Salamander (threatened)(b)Amphiuma pholeter: One-toed Amphiuma (rare)(c)Aneides aeneus: Green Salamander (rare)(d)Cryptobranchus alleganiensis: Hellbender (threatened)(e)Gyrinophilus palleucus: Tennessee Cave Salamander (threatened)(f)Haideotriton wallacei: Georgia Blind Salamander (threatened)(g)Notophthalmus perstriatus: Striped Newt (threatened)(h)Plethodon petraeus: Pigeon Mountain Salamander (rare)(i)Rana capito: Gopher Frog (rare)(5) Fishes: (a)Acipenser brevirostrum: Shortnose Sturgeon (endangered)(b)Alosa alabamae: Alabama Shad (threatened)(c)Ameiurus serracanthus: Spotted Bullhead (rare)(d)Cyprinella caerulea: Blue Shiner (endangered)(e)Cyprinella callitaenia: Bluestripe Shiner (rare)(f)Cyprinella xaenura: Altamaha Shiner (threatened)(g)Elassoma okatie: Bluebarred Pygmy Sunfish (endangered)(h)Enneacanthus chaetodon: Blackbanded Sunfish (endangered)(i)Erimystax insignis: Blotched Chub (endangered)(j)Etheostoma brevirostrum: Holiday Darter (endangered)(k)Etheostoma chlorobranchium: Greenfin Darter (threatened)(l)Etheostoma chuckwachatte: Lipstick Darter (endangered)(m)Etheostoma ditrema: Coldwater Darter (endangered)(n)Etheostoma duryi: Black Darter (rare)(o)Etheostoma etowahae: Etowah Darter (endangered)(p)Etheostoma parvipinne: Goldstripe Darter (rare)(q)Etheostoma rupestre: Rock Darter (rare) (r)Etheostoma scotti: Cherokee Darter (threatened)(s)Etheostoma tallapoosae: Tallapoosa Darter (rare)(t)Etheostoma trisella: Trispot Darter (endangered)(u)Etheostoma vulneratum: Wounded Darter (endangered)(v)Fundulus bifax: Stippled Studfish (endangered)(w)Fundulus catenatus: Northern Studfish (rare)(x)Hemitremia flammea: Flame Chub (endangered)(y)Hybopsis lineapunctata: Lined Chub (rare)(z)Ichthyomyzon bdellium: Ohio Lamprey (rare)(aa)Lucania goodei: Bluefin Killifish (rare)(bb)Macrhybopsis sp.: Coosa Chub (endangered)(cc)Micropterus notius: Suwannee Bass (rare)(dd)Moxostoma carinatum: River Redhorse (rare)(ee)Moxostoma robustum: Robust Redhorse (endangered)(ff)Moxostoma sp.: Sicklefin Redhorse (endangered)(gg)Notropis ariommus: Popeye Shiner (endangered)(hh)Notropis asperifrons: Burrhead Shiner (threatened)(ii)Notropis hypsilepis: Highscale Shiner (rare)(jj)Notropis photogenis: Silver Shiner (endangered)(kk)Notropis scepticus: Sandbar Shiner (rare)(ll)Noturus eleutherus: Mountain Madtom (endangered)(mm)Noturus munitus: Frecklebelly Madtom (endangered)(nn)Percina antesella: Amber Darter (endangered)(oo)Percina aurantiaca: Tangerine Darter (endangered)(pp)Percina aurolineata: Goldline Darter (endangered)(qq)Percina jenkinsi: Conasauga Logperch (endangered)(rr)Percina lenticula: Freckled Darter (endangered)(ss)Percina sciera: Dusky Darter (rare)(tt)Percina shumardi: River Darter (endangered)(uu)Percina sp.: Halloween Darter (threatened)(vv)Percina sp.: Muscadine Darter (rare)(ww)Percina sp.: Upland Bridled Darter (endangered)(xx)Percina squamata: Olive Darter (endangered)(yy)Percina tanasi: Snail Darter (endangered)(zz)Phenacobius crassilabrum: Fatlips Minnow (endangered)(aaa)Phenacobius uranops: Stargazing Minnow (threatened)(bbb)Phoxinus tennesseensis: Tennessee Dace (endangered)(ccc)Pteronotropis euryzonus: Broadstripe Shiner (rare)(ddd)Pteronotropis welaka: Bluenose Shiner (threatened)(eee)Typhlichthys subterraneus: Southern Cavefish (endangered)(6) Invertebrates: (a)Alasmidonta arcula: Altamaha Arcmussel (threatened)(b)Alasmidonta triangulata: Southern Elktoe (endangered)(c)Amblema neislerii: Fat Threeridge (endangered)(d)Anodonta heardi: Apalachicola Floater (rare)(e)Anodontoides radiatus: Rayed Creekshell (threatened)(f)Cambarus coosawattae: Coosawattee Crayfish (endangered)(g)Cambarus cryptodytes: Dougherty Plain Cave Crayfish (threatened)(h)Cambarus cymatilis: Conasauga Blue Burrower (endangered)(i)Cambarus doughertyensis: Dougherty Burrowing Crayfish (endangered)(j)Cambarus englishi: Tallapoosa Crayfish (rare)(k)Cambarus extraneus: Chickamauga Crayfish (threatened)(l)Cambarus fasciatus: Etowah Crayfish (threatened)(m)Cambarus georgiae: Little Tennessee Crayfish (endangered)(n)Cambarus harti: Piedmont Blue Burrower (endangered)(o)Cambarus howardi: Chattahoochee Crayfish (threatened)(p)Cambarus parrishi: Hiwassee Headwaters Crayfish (endangered)(q)Cambarus scotti: Chattooga River Crayfish (threatened) (r)Cambarus speciosus: Beautiful Crayfish (endangered)(s)Cambarus strigosus: Lean Crayfish (threatened)(t)Cambarus truncatus: Oconee Burrowing Crayfish (threatened)(u)Cambarus unestami: Blackbarred Crayfish (threatened)(v)Cordulegaster sayi: Say's Spiketail (threatened)(w)Distocambarus devexus: Broad River Burrowing Crayfish (threatened)(x)Elliptio arca: Alabama Spike (endangered)(y)Elliptio arctata: Delicate Spike (endangered)(z)Elliptio purpurella: Inflated Spike (threatened)(aa)Elliptio spinosa: Altamaha Spinymussel (endangered)(bb) Elliptoideus sloatianus: Purple Bankclimber (threatened)(cc)Epioblasma metastriata: Upland Combshell (endangered)(dd)Epioblasma othcaloogensis: Southern Acornshell (endangered)(ee)Fusconaia masoni: Atlantic Pigtoe (endangered)(ff)Gomphus consanguis: Cherokee Clubtail (threatened)(gg)Hamiota altilis: Fine - lined Pocketbook (threatened)(hh)Hamiota subangulata: Shinyrayed Pocketbook (endangered)(ii)Leptoxis foremani: Interrupted Rocksnail (endangered)(jj)Medionidus acutissimus: Alabama Moccasinshell (threatened)(kk)Medionidus parvulus: Coosa Moccasinshell (endangered)(ll)Medionidus penicillatus: Gulf Moccasinshell (endangered)(mm)Medionidus simpsonianus: Ochlockonee Moccasinshell (endangered)(nn)Ophiogomphus edmundo: Edmund's Snaketail (endangered)(oo)Pleurobema decisum: Southern Clubshell (endangered) (pp)Pleurobema georgianum: Southern Pigtoe (endangered) (qq)Pleurobema hanleyianum: Georgia Pigtoe (endangered)(rr)Pleurobema pyriforme: Oval Pigtoe (endangered)(ss)Procambarus gibbus: Muckalee Crayfish (threatened)(tt)Procambarus verrucosus: Grainy Crayfish (rare)(uu)Procambarus versutus: Sly Crayfish (rare)(vv)Ptychobranchus greenii: Triangular Kidneyshell (endangered)(ww)Strophitus connasaugaensis: Alabama Creekmussel (endangered)(xx)Strophitus subvexus: Southern Creekmussel (endangered)(yy)Toxolasma pullus: Savannah Lilliput (threatened)(7) Plants: (a)Allium speculae: Flatrock Onion (threatened)(b)Alnus maritima subsp. georgiensis: Georgia Alder (threatened)(c)Amorpha georgiana: Georgia Indigo-bush (endangered)(d)Amphianthus pusillus: Pool Sprite (threatened)(e)Arabis georgiana: Georgia Rockcress (threatened)(f) Arnoglossum diversifolium: Variable-leaf Indian-plantain (threatened)(g)Asclepias purpurascens: Purple Milkweed (rare)(h)Asplenium heteroresiliens: MarlSpleenwort (threatened)(i)Astragalus michauxii: Sandhill Milk-vetch (threatened)(j)Aureolaria patula: Spreading Yellow Foxglove (threatened)(k)Balduina atropurpurea: Purple Honeycomb Head (rare)(l)Baptisia arachnifera: Hairy Rattleweed (endangered)(m)Berberis canadensis: American Barberry (endangered)(n)Brickellia cordifolia: Heartleaf Brickellia (threatened)(o)Calamagrostis porteri: Porter's Reed-grass (rare)(p)Calamintha ashei: Ohoopee Wild Basil (threatened)(q)Carex baltzellii: Baltzell's Sedge (endangered) (r)Carex biltmoreana: Granite Dome Sedge (threatened)(s)Carex dasycarpa: Velvet Sedge (rare)(t)Carex misera: Wretched Sedge (threatened)(u)Carex radfordii: Radford's Sedge (threatened)(v)Carya myristiciformis: Nutmeg Hickory (rare)(w)Ceratiola ericoides: Sandhill Rosemary (threatened)(x)Chamaecyparis thyoides: Atlantic White-cedar (rare)(y)Chelone cuthbertii: Cuthbert's Turtlehead (threatened)(z)Clematis fremontii: Fremont's Leatherflower (endangered)(aa)Clematis socialis: Alabama Leatherflower (endangered)(bb)Convallaria majuscula: American Lily-of-the-valley (rare)(cc)Coreopsis integrifolia: Floodplain Tickseed (threatened)(dd)Coreopsis latifolia: Broadleaf Tickseed (rare)(ee)Crataegus triflora: Three-flowered Hawthorn (threatened)(ff)Croomia pauciflora: Croomia (threatened)(gg)Cuscuta harperi: Harper's Dodder (endangered)(hh)Cymophyllus fraserianus: Fraser's Sedge (threatened)(ii)Cypripedium acaule: Pink Ladyslipper (unusual)(jj)Cypripedium kentuckiense: Kentucky Ladyslipper (endangered)(kk)Cypripedium parviflorum: Yellow Ladyslipper (rare)(ll)Desmodium ochroleucum: Cream-flowered Tick-trefoil (threatened)(mm)Dicanthelium hirstii: Hirst's Witch Grass (endangered)(nn)Dicerandra radfordiana: Radford's Mint (endangered)(oo)Draba aprica: Sun-lovingDraba (endangered)(pp)Echinacea laevigata: Smooth Purple Coneflower (endangered)(qq)Elliottia racemosa: Georgia Plume (threatened)(rr)Epidendrum conopseum: Greenfly Orchid (unusual)(ss)Eriocaulon koernickianum: Dwarf Hatpins (endangered)(tt)Evolvulus sericeus: Silky Morning-glory (endangered)(uu)Fimbristylis perpusilla: Harper's Fimbry (endangered)(vv)Forestiera godfreyi: Godfrey's Wild Privet (endangered)(ww)Forestiera segregata: Florida Wild Privet (rare)(xx)Fothergilla gardenii: Dwarf Witch-alder (threatened)(yy)Fothergilla major: Mountain Witch-alder (threatened)(zz)Gentianopsis crinita: Fringed Gentian (threatened)(aaa)Gymnoderma lineare: Rock Gnome Lichen (endangered)(bbb)Habenaria quinqueseta: Michaux's Spider Orchid (threatened)(ccc)Hartwrightia floridana: Hartwrightia (threatened)(ddd)Helianthus verticillatus: Whorled Sunflower (endangered)(eee)Helonias bullata: Swamp Pink (threatened)(fff)Hydrastis canadensis: Goldenseal (endangered)(ggg)Hymenocallis coronaria: Shoals Spiderlily (threatened)(hhh)Illicium floridanum: Florida Anise (endangered)(iii)Isoetes melanospora: Black-spored Quillwort (endangered)(jjj)Isoetes tegetiformans: Mat-forming Quillwort (endangered)(kkk)Isotria medeoloides: Small Whorled Pogonia (threatened)(lll)Jamesianthus alabamensis: Alabama Warbonnet (endangered)(mmm)Jeffersonia diphylla: Twinleaf (rare)(nnn)Kalmia carolina: Carolina Bog Laurel (threatened)(ooo)Leavenworthia exigua var. exigua: Least Gladecress (threatened)(ppp)Leiophyllum buxifolium: Sand-myrtle (threatened)(qqq)Leitneria floridana: Corkwood (threatened)(rrr)Lilium michiganense: Michigan Lily (rare)(sss)Lilium philadelphicum: Wood Lily (endangered)(ttt)Lindera melissifolia: Pond Spicebush (endangered)(uuu)Litsea aestivalis: Pond Spice (rare)(vvv)Lotus helleri: Carolina Trefoil (endangered)(www)Lysimachia fraseri: Fraser's Loosestrife (rare)(xxx)Lythrum curtissii: Curtiss' Loosestrife (threatened)(yyy)Macbridea caroliniana: Carolina Bogmint (rare)(zzz)Macranthera flammea: Hummingbird Flower (threatened)(aaaa)Marshallia mohrii: Coosa Barbara Buttons (threatened)(bbbb)Marshallia ramosa: Pineland Barbara Buttons (rare)(cccc)Matelea alabamensis: Alabama Milkvine (threatened)(dddd)Matelea pubiflora: Trailing Milkvine (rare)(eeee)Megaceros aenigmaticus: Bighorn Hornwort (threatened)(ffff)Monotropsis odorata: Sweet Pinesap (threatened)(gggg)Morella inodora: Odorless Bayberry (threatened)(hhhh)Myriophyllum laxum: Lax Water Milfoil (rare)(iiii)Najas filifolia: Narrowleaf Naiad (endangered)(jjjj)Nestronia umbellula: Indian Olive (rare)(kkkk)Neviusia alabamensis: Alabama Snow-wreath (threatened)(llll)Oxypolis canbyi: Canby Dropwort (endangered)(mmmm)Pachysandra procumbens: Allegheny-spurge (rare)(nnnn)Packera millefolia: Blue Ridge Golden Ragwort (threatened)(oooo)Paronychia virginica: Yellow Nailwort (endangered)(pppp)Pedicularis lanceolata: Swamp Lousewort (endangered)(qqqq)Pediomelum piedmontanum: Dixie Mountain Breadroot (endangered)(rrrr)Penstemon dissectus: Cutleaf Beardtongue (rare)(ssss)Pinguicula primuliflora: Clearwater Butterwort (threatened)(tttt)Pityopsis pinifolia: Sandhill Golden-aster (rare)(uuuu)Platanthera integrilabia: Monkeyface Orchid (threatened)(vvvv)Prenanthes barbata: Barbed Rattlesnake Root (rare)(wwww)Pteroglossaspis ecristata: Crestless Plume Orchid (threatened)(xxxx)Ptilimnium nodosum: Harperella (endangered)(yyyy)Quercus oglethorpensis: Oglethorpe Oak (threatened)(zzzz)Rhododendron prunifolium: Plumleaf Azalea (threatened)(aaaaa)Rhus michauxii: Dwarf Sumac (endangered)(bbbbb)Rhynchospora solitaria: Solitary Beakrush (endangered)(ccccc)Rudbeckia auriculata: Swamp Black-eyed Susan (endangered)(ddddd)Rudbeckia heliopsidis: Little River Black-eyed Susan (threatened)(eeeee)Sabatia capitata: Cumberland Rose Gentian (rare)(fffff)Sageretia minutiflora: Climbing Buckthorn (threatened)(ggggg)Sagittaria secundifolia: Kral's Water-plantain (threatened)(hhhhh)Salix floridana: Florida Willow (endangered)(iiiii)Sanguisorba canadensis: Canada Burnet (threatened)(jjjjj)Sapindus marginatus: Soapberry (rare)(kkkkk)Sarracenia flava: Yellow Flytrap (unusual)(lllll)Sarracenia leucophylla: Whitetop Pitcherplant (endangered)(mmmmm)Sarracenia minor: Hooded Pitcherplant (unusual)(nnnnn)Sarracenia oreophila: Green Pitcherplant (endangered)(ooooo)Sarracenia psittacina: Parrot Pitcherplant (threatened)(ppppp)Sarracenia purpurea: Purple Pitcherplant (endangered)(qqqqq)Sarracenia rubra: Sweet Pitcherplant (threatened)(rrrrr)Schisandra glabra: Bay Star-vine (threatened)(sssss)Schwalbea americana: Chaffseed (endangered)(ttttt)Scutellaria montana: Large-flowered Skullcap (threatened)(uuuuu)Scutellaria ocmulgee: Ocmulgee Skullcap (threatened)(vvvvv)Sedum nevii: Nevius Stonecrop (threatened)(wwwww)Sedum pusillum: Granite Stonecrop (threatened)(xxxxx)Shortia galacifolia: Oconee Bells (endangered)(yyyyy)Sibbaldiopsis tridentata: Mountain Cinquefoil (endangered)(zzzzz)Sideroxylon macrocarpum: Ohoopee Bumelia (rare)(aaaaaa)Sideroxylon thornei: Swamp Buckthorn (rare)(bbbbbb)Silene ovata: Ovate Catchfly (rare)(cccccc)Silene polypetala: Fringed Campion (endangered)(dddddd)Silene regia: Royal Catchfly (endangered)(eeeeee)Solidago simulans: Cliffside Goldenrod (endangered)(ffffff)Spiraea virginiana: Virginia Spirea (threatened)(gggggg)Spiranthes magnicamporum: Great Plains Ladies-tresses (endangered)(hhhhhh)Stewartia malacodendron: Silky Camellia (rare)(iiiiii)Streptopus lanceolatus: Rosy Twisted Stalk (threatened)(jjjjjj)Stylisma pickeringii var. pickeringii: Pickering's Morning-glory (threatened)(kkkkkk)Symphyotrichum georgianum: Georgia Aster (threatened)(llllll)Thalictrum cooleyi: Cooley Meadowrue (endangered)(mmmmmm)Thalictrum debile: Trailing Meadowrue (threatened)(nnnnnn)Thaspium pinnatifidum: Glade Meadowparsnip (endangered)(oooooo)Torreya taxifolia: Florida Torreya (endangered)(pppppp)Trientalis borealis: Starflower (endangered)(qqqqqq)Trillium persistens: Persistent Trillium (endangered)(rrrrrr)Trillium pusillum: Dwarf Trillium (endangered)(ssssss)Trillium reliquum: Relict Trillium (endangered)(tttttt)Tsuga caroliniana: Carolina Hemlock (endangered)(uuuuuu)Veratrum woodii: Ozark Bunchflower (rare)(vvvvvv)Viburnum bracteatum: Limerock Arrowwood (endangered)(wwwwww)Waldsteinia lobata: Barren Strawberry (rare)(xxxxxx)Xerophyllum asphodeloides: Eastern Turkeybeard (rare)(yyyyyy)Xyris tennesseensis: Tennessee Yellow-eyed Grass (endangered)Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 391-4-10-.09
O.C.G.A. Secs. 12-6-172, 27-3-132.
: Original Rule entitled "Protected Species of Plants and Animals" adopted. F. Dec. 22, 1980; eff. Jan. 11, 1981.Amended: F. Apr. 20, 1984; eff. May 10, 1984.Amended: F. Nov. 4, 1992; eff. Nov. 24, 1992.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Oct. 26, 2006; eff. Nov. 15, 2006.