N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6 § 575.3

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 50, December 11, 2024

Section 575.3 - Prohibited invasive species

(a) Prohibited invasive species are identified in this section by scientific and common names and by specific categories of species.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this Part, no person shall knowingly possess with the intent to sell, import, purchase, transport, or introduce any prohibited invasive species.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by this Part, no person shall sell, import, purchase, transport, introduce or propagate any prohibited invasive species.

(d)Identification of prohibited species.

(1) Algae and cyanobacteria. The following algae and cyanobacteria invasive species are prohibited:

Scientific Name	Common Name
(i) Caulerpa taxifolia	Killer Green Algae
(ii) Didymosphenia geminata	Didymo
(iii) Prymnesium parvum	Golden Algae

(2) Plants. The following plant invasive species are prohibited:

Scientific Name	Common Name
(i) Acer pseudoplatanus	Sycamore Maple
(ii) Achyranthes japonica	Japanese Chaff Flower
(iii) Alliaria petiolata	Garlic Mustard
(iv) Ampelopsis brevipedunculata	Porcelain Berry
(v) Anthriscus sylvestris	Wild Chervil
(vi) Aralia elata	Japanese Angelica Tree
(vii) Artemisia vulgaris	Mugwort
(viii) Arthraxon hispidus	Small Carpet Grass
(ix) Berberis thunbergii	Japanese Barberry
(x) Brachypodium sylvaticum	Slender False Brome
(xi) Cabomba caroliniana	Fanwort
(xii) Cardamine impatiens	Narrowleaf Bittercress
(xiii) Celastrus orbiculatus	Oriental Bittersweet
(xiv) Centaurea stoebe (C. biebersteinii, C. diffusa, C. maculosa misapplied, C. xpsammogena)	Spotted Knapweed
(xv) Cirsium arvense (C. setosum, C. incanum, Serratula arvensis)	Canada Thistle
(xvi) Cynanchum louiseae (C. nigrum, Vincetoxicum nigrum)	Black Swallow-wort
(xvii) Cynanchum rossicum (C. medium, Vincetoxicum medium, V. rossicum)	Pale Swallow-wort
(xviii) Dioscorea polystachya (D. batatas)	Chinese Yam
(xix) Dipsacus laciniatus	Cut-leaf Teasel
(xx) Egeria densa	Brazilian Waterweed
(xxi) Elaeagnus umbellata	Autumn Olive
(xxii) Euphorbia cyparissias	Cypress Spurge
(xxiii) Euphorbia esula	Leafy Spurge
(xxiv) Ficaria verna (Ranunculus ficaria)	Lesser Celandine
(xxv) Frangula alnus (Rhamnus frangula)	Smooth Buckthorn
(xxvi) Glyceria maxima	Reed Manna Grass
(xxvii) Heracleum mantegazzianum	Giant Hogweed
(xxviii) Humulus japonicus	Japanese Hops
(xxix) Hydrilla verticillata	Hydrilla, Water Thyme
(xxx) Hydrocharis morus-ranae	European Frogbit
(xxxi) Imperata cylindrica (I. arundinacea, Lagurus cylindricus)	Cogon Grass
(xxxii) Iris pseudacorus	Yellow Iris
(xxxiii) Lepidium latifolium	Broad-leaved Pepper-grass
(xxxiv) Lespedeza cuneata	Chinese Lespedeza
(xxxv) Ligustrum obtusifolium	Border Privet
Scientific Name	Common Name
(xxxvi) Lonicera japonica	Japanese Honeysuckle
(xxxvii) Lonicera maackii	Amur Honeysuckle
(xxxviii) Lonicera morrowii	Morrow's Honeysuckle
(xxxix) Lonicera tatarica	Tartarian Honeysuckle
(xl) Lonicera x bella	Fly Honeysuckle
(xli) Ludwigia hexapetala (L. grandiflora)	Uruguayan Primrose Willow
(xlii) Ludwigia peploides	Floating Primrose Willow
(xliii) Lysimachia vulgaris	Garden Loosestrife
(xliv) Lythrum salicaria	Purple Loosestrife
(xlv) Microstegium vimineum	Japanese Stilt Grass
(xlvi) Murdannia keisak	Marsh Dewflower
(xlvii) Myriophyllum aquaticum	Parrot-feather
(xlviii) Myriophyllum heterophyllum	Broadleaf Water-milfoil
(xlix) Myriophyllum heterophyllum x M. laxum	Broadleaf Water-milfoil Hybrid
(l) Myriophyllum spicatum	Eurasian Water-milfoil
(li) Nymphoides peltata	Yellow Floating Heart
(lii) Oplismenus hirtellus	Wavyleaf Basketgrass
(liii) Persicaria perfoliata (Polygonum perfoliatum)	Mile-a-minute Weed
(liv) Phellodendron amurense	Amur Cork Tree
(lv) Phragmites australis	Common Reed Grass
(lvi) Phyllostachys aurea	Golden Bamboo
(lvii) Phyllostachys aureosulcata	Yellow Groove Bamboo
(lviii) Potamogeton crispus	Curly Pondweed
(lix) Pueraria montana	Kudzu
(lx) Reynoutria japonica (Fallopia japonica, Polygonum cuspidatum)	Japanese Knotweed
(lxi) Reynoutria sachalinensis (Fallopia sachalinensis, Polygonum sachalinensis)	Giant Knotweed
(lxii) Reynoutria x bohemica (Fallopia x bohemica, Polygonum x bohemica)	Bohemian Knotweed
(lxiii) Rhamnus cathartica	Common Buckthorn
(lxiv) Rosa multiflora	Multiflora Rose
(lxv) Rubus phoenicolasius	Wineberry
(lxvi) Salix atrocinerea	Gray Florist's Willow
(lxvii) Silphium perfoliatum	Cup-plant
(lxviii) Trapa natans	Water Chestnut
(lxix) Vitex rotundifolia	Beach Vitex

(3) Fish. The following fish invasive species are prohibited:

Scientific Name	Common Name
(i) Channa argus	Northern Snakehead
(ii) Channa marulius	Bullseye Snakehead
(iii) Channa micropeltes	Giant Snakehead
(iv) Clarias batrachus	Walking Catfish
(v) Gambusia affinis	Western Mosquitofish
(vi) Gambusia holbrooki	Eastern Mosquitofish
(vii) Hypophthalmichthys harmandi	Largescale Silver Carp
(viii) Hypophthalmichthys molitrix	Silver Carp
(ix) Hypophthalmichthys nobilis	Bighead Carp
(x) Misgurnus anguillicaudatus	Oriental Weatherfish
(xi) Mylopharyngodon piceus	Black Carp
(xii) Neogobius melanostomus	Round Goby
(xiii) Petromyzon marinus	Sea Lamprey
(xiv) Proterorhinus semilunaris (P. marmoratus)	Tubenose Goby
(xv) Tinca tinca	Tench

(4) Aquatic invertebrates. The following aquatic invertebrate invasive species are prohibited:

Scientific Name	Common Name
(i) Bellamya chinensis (Cipangopaludina chinensis)	Chinese Mystery Snail
(ii) Bellamya japonica	Japanese Mystery Snail
(iii) Bithynia tentaculata	Faucet Snail
(iv) Bythotrephes longimanus (B. cederstroemi)	Spiny Water Flea
(v) Cercopagis pengoi	Fishhook Water Flea
(vi) Corbicula fluminea	Asian Clam
(vii) Crassostrea ariakensis	Suminoe Oyster
(viii) Didemnum spp.	Carpet Tunicate
(ix) Dreissena polymorpha	Zebra Mussel
(x) Dreissena rostriformis bugensis	Quagga Mussel
(xi) Eriocheir sinensis	Chinese Mitten Crab
(xii) Hemigrapsus sanguineus	Asian Shore Crab
(xiii) Hemimysis anomala	Bloody Red Shrimp
(xiv) Orconectes rusticus	Rusty Crayfish
(xv) Potamopyrgus antipodarum	New Zealand Mud Snail
(xvi) Rapana venosa	Veined Rapa Whelk
(xvii) Styela plicata	Asian Sea Squirt

(5) Terrestrial invertebrates. The following terrestrial invertebrate invasive species are prohibited:

Scientific Name	Common Name
(i) Achatina achatina	Giant Ghana Snail
(ii) Achatina fulica (Lissachatina fulica)	Giant African Land Snail
(iii) Adelges tsugae	Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
(iv) Agrilus planipennis	Emerald Ash Borer
(v) Amynthas spp.	Asian Earthworms
(vi) Anoplophora glabripennis	Asian Longhorned Beetle
(vii) Apis mellifera scutellata x A. mellifera ligustica/ A. mellifera iberiensis	Africanized Honey Bee
(viii) Archachatina marginata	Giant West African Snail
(ix) Cryptococcus fagisuga	Beech Scale
(x) Lymantria dispar	Asian and European Gypsy Moth
(xi) Monochamus alternatus	Japanese Pine Sawyer
(xii) Pityophthorus juglandis	Walnut Twig Beetle
(xiii) Sirex noctilio	Sirex Woodwasp

(6) Terrestrial and aquatic vertebrates. The following terrestrial and aquatic vertebrate invasive species are prohibited:

Scientific Name	Common Name
(i) Cygnus olor	Mute Swan
(ii) Lepus europaeus	European Hare
(iii) Myocastor coypus	Nutria
(iv) Nyctereutes procyonoides	Asian Raccoon Dog
(v) Sus scrofa (excluding Sus scrofa domestica)	Eurasian Boar

(7) Fungi. The following fungi invasive species are prohibited:

Scientific Name	Common Name
(i) Amylostereum areolatum	Sirex Wasp Fungus
(ii) Geomyces destructans	White-nose Syndrome
(iii) Geosmithia morbida	Thousand Canker Disease
(iv) Phytophthora ramorum	Sudden Oak Death

(e) Prohibited invasive species shall only be disposed of in a manner that renders them nonliving and nonviable.

(f) A person may possess, sell, purchase, transport or introduce for a maximum of one year following the effective date of this Part, the prohibited invasive species listed below:

Scientific Name	Common Name
(1) Berberis thunbergii	Japanese Barberry

(g) A person may possess, sell, offer for sale, distribute, transport, or otherwise market or trade live Eurasian boars (Sus scrofa) until September 1, 2015. No person shall knowingly import, propagate or introduce Eurasian boars into a free-living state.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 § 575.3

Adopted, New York State Register September 10, 2014/Volume XXXVI, Issue 36, eff.9/10/2014