Rule 12.6.2215 - LIST OF PROHIBITED SPECIES(1) The following amphibians are classified as prohibited species: (a) African clawed frog - Xenopus laevis; and (b) North American bullfrog - Rana catesbeiana. (2) The following crustaceans are classified as prohibited species: (a) Rusty crayfish - Orconectes rusticus. (3) The following fish are classified as prohibited species: (a) Bighead carp - Hypophthalmichthys nobilis; (b) Black carp - Mylopharyngodon piceus; (c) Eurasian Ruffe - Gymnocephalus cernuus; (d) Grass carp - Ctenopharyngodon idella; (e) Round goby - Neogobius melanostomus; (f) Silver carp - Hypophthalmichthys molitrix;(g) Snakehead fish - genera Channa and Parachanna (29 species); (h) Walking catfish - Clarias batrachus; (i) White perch - Morone Americana; and (j) Zander (European pikeperch) - Sander lucioperca(4) The following mammals are classified as prohibited species: (a) African Soft Fur Rat/Natal Rat - Mastomys natalensis/Natal miltimammate mouse;(b) Aotidae Family (Night and Owl Monkeys);(c) Argali Sheep - Ovis ammon;(d) Atelidae Family (Howlers and Spider Monkeys);(e) Brush-tailed possum - Trichosurus vulpecula;(f) Callitrichidae Family (Marmosets and Tamarins);(g) Cebidae family (new world primates);(h) Cercopithecidae family (old world monkeys);(i) Hyaenidae family (hyenas);(j) Hylobatidae family (gibbons);(k) Natal Rat/African Soft Fur Rat - Natal miltimammate mouse/Mastomys natalensis;(l) Nutria - Myocastor coypus;(m) Pitheciidae Family (Titis and Saki Monkeys);(n) Pongidae family (apes);(o) Short-tailed opossum - Monodelphis domestica;(p) Small spotted genet - Genetta genetta;(q) Southern flying squirrel - Glaucomys volans; (r) Transcaspian urial sheep - Ovis aries vignei; and(s) Virginia opossum - Didelphis virginiana.(5) The following mollusks are classified as prohibited species: (a) New Zealand mudsnail - Potamopyrgus antipodarum;(b) Quagga mussel - Dreissena bugensis; and(c) Zebra mussel - Dreissena polymorpha.(6) The following reptiles are classified as prohibited: (a) African rock python - Python sebae;(b) Alligatoridae family;(c) Amethystine python - Morelia amethistina;(d) Boomslang - Dispholidus typus;(e) Burrowing asps (all species in family Atractaspidae);(f) Coral snakes (all species in family Elapidae);(g) Cobras (all species in family Elapidae);(i) Green Anaconda - Eunectes marinus;(j) Indian python (including the Burmese python) - Python molurus;(k) Kraits (all species in family Elapidae); (l) Mambas (all species in family Elapidae);(m) Pit vipers and true vipers (all species in family Viperidae except species indigenous to Montana);(n) Red-eared slider - Trachemys scripta elegans; and(o) Reticulated python - Python reticulatus. (7) The following birds are classified as prohibited: (a) California quail - Callipepla californica; and(b) Gambel's quail - Callipepla gambelii.Mont. Admin. r. 12.6.2215
NEW, 2005 MAR p. 814, Eff. 5/27/05; AMD, 2006 MAR p. 2823, Eff. 11/10/06; AMD, 2007 MAR p. 1187, Eff. 8/24/07; AMD, 2008 MAR p. 2179, Eff. 10/10/08; AMD, 2010 MAR p. 2812, Eff. 12/10/10; AMD, 2014 MAR p. 1919, Eff. 8/22/14; AMD, 2015 MAR p. 1272, Eff. 8/28/2015; AMD, 2016 MAR p. 2335, Eff. 12/10/2016AUTH: 87-5-704, 87-5-705, 87-5-712, MCA; IMP: 87-5-707, 87-5-708, 87-5-711, 87-5-712, MCA