N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6 § 575.4

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

Section 575.4 - Regulated invasive species

(a) Regulated 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 introduce into a free-living state or introduce by a means that one knew or should have known would lead to the introduction into a free-living state any regulated invasive species, although such species shall be legal to possess, sell, buy, propagate and transport.

(c)Identification of regulated species.

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

Scientific Name	Common Name
(i) Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii	Cylindro
(ii) Grateloupia turuturu	Red Algae

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

Scientific Name	Common Name
(i) Acer platanoides	Norway Maple
(ii) Clematis terniflora	Japanese Virgin's Bower
(iii) Euonymus alatus	Burning Bush
(iv) Euonymus fortunei	Winter Creeper
(v) Miscanthus sinensis	Chinese Silver Grass
(vi) Robinia pseudoacacia	Black Locust

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

Scientific Name	Common Name
(i) Carassius auratus	Goldfish
(ii) Cyprinella lutrensis	Red Shiner
(iii) Cyprinus carpio	Common Carp, Koi
(iv) Gymnocephalus cernuus	Ruffe
(v) Monopterus albus	Asian Swamp Eel
(vi) Oreochromis aureus	Blue Tilapia
(vii) Oreochromis niloticus	Nile Tilapia
(viii) Pterois miles	Common Lionfish
(ix) Pterois volitans	Red Lionfish
(x) Sander lucioperca (Stizostedion lucioperca)	Zander
(xi) Scardinius erythrophthalmus	Rudd

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

Scientific Name	Common Name
(i) Carcinus maenas	European Green Crab
(ii) Daphnia lumholtzi	Water Flea
(iii) Hemigrapsus takanoi (H. penicillatus)	Brush-clawed Shore Crab, Grapsid Crab

(5) Terrestrial and aquatic vertebrates. The following terrestrial and aquatic vertebrate invasive species are regulated:

Scientific Name	Common Name
(i) Alopochen aegyptiacus	Egyptian Goose
(ii) Cairina moschata	Muscovy Duck
(iii) Myiopsitta monachus	Monk Parakeet
(iv) Oryctolagus cuniculus	European Rabbit
(v) Trachemys scripta elegans	Red-eared Slider
(vi) Xenopus laevis	African Clawed Frog

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 § 575.4

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