58 Pa. Code § 75.1 - Endangered species

(a) General. The species of fish, amphibians and reptiles and invertebrates listed in subsections (b-(d) are classified endangered. The catching, taking, killing, possessing, importing to or exporting from this Commonwealth, selling, offering for sale or purchasing of any individual of these species, alive or dead, or any part thereof, without a special permit from the Executive Director is prohibited.

(b) Fish. The following species are endangered:

(1) Northern brook lamprey, Ichthyomyzon fossor.

(2) Shortnose sturgeon, Acipenser brevirostrum.

(3) Lake sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens.

(4) Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrhynchus.

(5) Spotted gar, Lepisosteus oculatus.

(6) Hickory shad, Alosa mediocris.

(7) Cisco, Coregonus artedi.

(8) Northern redbelly dace, Chrosomus eos.

(9) Blacknose Shiner (Notropis heterolepis).

(10) Bridle shiner, Notropis bifrenatus.

(11) River shiner, Notropis blennius.

(12) Ghost shiner, Notropis buchanani.

(13) Ironcolor shiner, Notropis chalybaeus.

(14) Blackchin shiner, Notropis heterodon.

(15) Redfin shiner, Lythrurus umbratilis.

(16) Longnose sucker, Catostomus catostomus.

(17) Bigmouth buffalo, Ictiobus cyprinellus.

(18) Reserved.

(19) Mountain madtom, Noturus eleutherus.

(20) Tadpole madtom, Noturus gyrinus.

(21) Northern madtom, Noturus stigmosus.

(22) Burbot, Lota lota (inland populations only).

(23) Reserved.

(24) Pugnose Minnow (Opsopoeodus emiliae).

(25) Warmouth, Lepomis gulosus.

(26) Longear sunfish, Lepomis megalotis.

(27) Iowa darter, Etheostoma exile.

(28) Eastern sand darter, Ammocrypta pellucida.

(29) Hornyhead chub, Nocomis biguttaus.

(c) Reptiles and Amphibians. The following species are endangered:

(1) Bog Turtle, Glyptemys muhlenbergii.

(2) New Jersey Chorus Frog, Pseudacris kalmi.

(3) Coastal Plain Leopard Frog complex, Lithobates sphenocephalus/L. kauffeldi.

(4) Eastern Massasauga, Sistrurus catenatus.

(5) Kirtland's Snake, Clonophis kirtlandii.

(6) Eastern Mud Salamander, Pseudotrion m. montanus.

(7) Northern Rough Greensnake, Opheodrys aestivus aestivus.

(8) Eastern Cricket Frog, Acris crepitans.

(9) Blue-spotted Salamander, Ambystoma laterale.

(10) Southeastern Mud Turtle, Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum.

(d) Invertebrates. The following species are endangered:

(1) Northern riffleshell mussel, Epioblasma rangiana.

(2) Clubshell mussel, Pleurobema clava.

(3) Dwarf wedgemussel, Alasmidonta heterodon.

(4) Eastern pearlshell mussel, Margaritifera margaritifera.

(5) Rabbitsfoot mussel, Theliderma cylindrica.

(6) Snuffbox mussel, Epioblasma triquetra.

(7) Salamander mussel, impsonaias ambigua.

(8) Round hickorynut mussel, Obovaria subrotunda.

(9) Pistolgrip mussel, Tritogonia verrucosa.

(10) Rayed bean mussel, Villosa fabalis.

(11) Digger crayfish, Creaserinus fodiens.

Notes

58 Pa. Code § 75.1

The provisions of this § 75.1 adopted January 6, 1984, effective 1/7/1984, 14 Pa.B. 46; amended February 8, 1991, effective 2/9/1991, 21 Pa.B. 498; amended April 15, 1994, effective 4/16/1994, 24 Pa.B. 1958; amended September 17, 1999, effective 9/18/1999, 29 Pa.B. 4869; amended July 18, 2003, effective 7/19/2003, 33 Pa.B. 3496; amended September 9, 2005, effective 9/10/2005, 35 Pa.B. 5010; amended July 10, 2009, effective 7/11/2009, 39 Pa.B. 3442; amended January 29, 2010, effective 1/30/2010, 40 Pa.B. 620; amended March 19, 2010, effective 3/20/2010, 40 Pa.B. 1500; amended July 3, 2010, effective 7/3/2010, 40 Pa.B. 3664; amended December 21, 2012, effective 12/22/2012, 42 Pa.B. 7684; amended December 6, 2013, effective 12/7/2013, 43 Pa.B. 7085; amended September 2, 2016, effective 9/3/2016, 46 Pa.B. 5731; amended March 15, 2019, effective 3/16/2019, 49 Pa.B. 1323; amended September 20, 2019, effective 9/21/2019, 49 Pa.B. 5450. Amended by Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol 54, No. 09. March 2, 2024, effective 3/2/2024

The provisions of this § 75.1 amended under the Fish and Boat Code, 30 Pa.C.S. §§ 2102 and 2305; and section 506 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 186).

This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §128.102 (relating to protected designated areas).