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Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Hawaii

(Protected Species)

(a) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter [or] the provisions of any rule adopted hereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as follows:...

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Illinois

(Protected Species)

Proposed State and State-supported construction activities which may impact wetlands identified on the Illinois Natural Areas Inventory, under public ownership or which provide habitat for State or federally threatened or endangered species will…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Hawaii

(Protected Species)

(f) The department may issue temporary licenses, under such terms and conditions as it may prescribe, to allow any act otherwise prohibited by subsection (e), for scientific purposes or to enhance the propagation or survival of the affected…

Endangered Species - Definitions - Alaska

(Protected Species)

In AS 16.20.180 -- 16.20.210, "fish or wildlife" includes birds.;...

Endangered Species - Definitions - American Samoa

(Protected Species)

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the following meanings apply: (1) “Commission” means the American Samoa Natural Resources Commission...

Endangered Species - Definitions - Arizona

(Protected Species)

"Endangered species” means a species or subspecies of native Arizona wildlife whose population has been reduced due to any cause whatsoever to such levels that it is in imminent danger of elimination from its range in Arizona, or has been eliminated…

Endangered Species - Definitions - California

(Protected Species)

"Endangered species" means a native species or subspecies of a bird, mammal, fish, amphibian, reptile, or plant which is in serious danger of becoming extinct throughout all, or a significant portion, of its range due to one or more causes, including…

Endangered Species - Definitions - Colorado

(Protected Species)

(1) “Management” means the collection and application of biological information for the purposes of increasing the number of individuals within species and populations of wildlife up to the optimum carrying capacity of their habitat and maintaining…

Endangered Species - Definitions - Connecticut

(Protected Species)

(3) “Wildlife” means all species of invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals which are wild by nature and parts thereof (7) “Endangered species” means any native species documented by biological research and inventory to be in…

Endangered Species - Definitions - Delaware

(Protected Species)

(b) “Nongame” is that fauna, including rare and endangered species, which are not commonly trapped, killed, captured or consumed, either for sport or profit.;...

Endangered Species - Definitions - Florida

(Protected Species)

(a) “Fish and wildlife” means any member of the animal kingdom, including, but not limited to, any mammal, fish, bird, amphibian, reptile, mollusk, crustacean, arthropod, or other invertebrate...

Endangered Species - Definitions - Georgia

(Protected Species)

As used in this article, the term “protected species” means a species of animal life which the department shall have designated as a protected species and shall have made subject to the protection of this article.;...

Endangered Species - Definitions - Guam

(Protected Species)

(a) Agent, Employee or Officer means any Department employee authorized by the Director to carry out any power granted by this Article...

Endangered Species - Definitions - Hawaii

(Protected Species)

“Candidate species” means any species being considered by the United States Secretary of the Interior for listing as an endangered or threatened species, but not yet the subject of a proposed rule...

Endangered Species - Definitions - Idaho

(Protected Species)

(1) “Best scientific and commercial data available” means that where this chapter requires the use of the best scientific and commercial data available, the state, when evaluating comparable data, shall give greater weight to scientific or commercial…

Endangered Species - Definitions - Illinois

(Protected Species)

As used in this Act the following words have the following meanings: “Board” means the Endangered Species Protection Board created by this Act. “Conservation” means to use and the use of all methods and procedures which are necessary to bring any…

Endangered Species - Definitions - Indiana

(Protected Species)

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, “endangered species” means any species or subspecies of wildlife whose prospects of survival or recruitment within Indiana are in jeopardy or are likely within the foreseeable future to become so due to any of the…

Endangered Species - Definitions - Iowa

(Protected Species)

1. “Commission” means the natural resource commission. 2. “Director” means the director of the department of natural resources. 3. “Endangered species” means any species of fish, plant life, or wildlife which is in danger of extinction throughout all…

Endangered Species - Definitions - Kansas

(Protected Species)

As used in the nongame and endangered species conservation act: (a) “Conserve,” “conserving” and “conservation” mean the use of all methods and procedures for the purposes of increasing the number of individuals within species and populations of…

Endangered Species - Definitions - Kentucky

(Protected Species)

(1) “Commission” means the Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission, created by KRS 146.425. (2) “Endangered species” means any species of plant that is in danger of extirpation throughout all or a significant portion of its range within the…

Endangered Species - Definitions - Louisiana

(Protected Species)

(1) “Threatened or endangered species” shall mean any species of wildlife or native plant determined by the secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries or by the secretary of the Interior of the United States with concurrence by the…

Endangered Species - Definitions - Maine

(Protected Species)

2. Definitions.-- As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry...

Endangered Species - Definitions - Maryland

(Protected Species)

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. Conserve (b)(1) “Conserve” means to use all methods and procedures for the purpose of increasing the number of individuals within species or populations up to the optimum carrying…

Endangered Species - Definitions - Massachusetts

(Protected Species)

The following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:-- “Animal”, any member of the animal kingdom including, but not limited to, any mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, mollusk, crustacean,…

Endangered Species - Definitions - Michigan

(Protected Species)

As used in this part: (a) “Endangered species” means any species of fish, plant life, or wildlife that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant part of its range, other than a species of insecta determined by the department or the…

Endangered Species - Definitions - Mississippi

(Protected Species)

The words and phrases when used in Sections 49-5-101 through 49-5-119 shall, for the purposes of such sections, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, except in those instances where the context clearly indicates a different…

Endangered Species - Definitions - Montana

(Protected Species)

As used in this part, the following definitions apply: (2) “Commercial purposes” means the collection, harvest, possession, or transportation of a species or subspecies of nongame wildlife from the wild with the intent to barter, offer for sale, ship…

Endangered Species - Definitions - Nebraska

(Protected Species)

For purposes of the Nongame and Endangered Species Conservation Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions found in sections 37-203 to 37-236, 37-238, 37-239, 37-241, and 37-243 to 37-247 and the following definitions are used:...

Endangered Species - Definitions - New Hampshire

(Protected Species)

In this chapter: I. “Endangered species act” means the endangered species act of 1973 [P.L. 93-205], 87 Stat. 884, as amended. II. “Executive director” means the executive director of the fish and game department...

Endangered Species - Definitions - New Jersey

(Protected Species)

For the purposes of P.L.1973, c. 309 (C.23:2A-1 et seq.), unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection(,) “Department” means the Department of…

Endangered Species - Definitions - New Mexico

(Protected Species)

As used in the Wildlife Conservation Act: A. “commission” means the state game commission(,) B. “director” means the director of the department of game and fish(,) D. “endangered species” means any species of fish or wildlife whose prospects of…

Endangered Species - Definitions - New York

(Protected Species)

1. For the purposes of this section, “endangered species” shall mean those species of fish, shellfish, crustacea and wildlife designated by the department, by regulation filed with the Secretary of State, as seriously threatened with extinction...

Endangered Species - Definitions - North Carolina

(Protected Species)

As used in this Article, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Board” means the North Carolina Plant Conservation Board as provided in this Article. (2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Agriculture...

Endangered Species - Definitions - North Dakota

(Protected Species)

In this title, unless the context otherwise requires: 16. “Endangered species” means any species whose prospects of survival or recruitment within the state are in jeopardy due to any of the following factors:...

Endangered Species - Definitions - Oklahoma

(Protected Species)

“Threatened” refers to any wildlife species or subspecies in the wild or in captivity that, although not presently threatened with extinction, are in such small numbers throughout their range that they may become an endangered species within the…

Endangered Species - Definitions - Oregon

(Protected Species)

Notwithstanding ORS 496.004, with respect to state agency actions taken under ORS 496.171 to 496.182 after July 17, 1995, as used in ORS 496.171 to 496.182: (1) “Conservation” means the use of methods and procedures necessary to bring a species to…

Endangered Species - Definitions - Pennsylvania

(Protected Species)

Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent provisions of this title which are applicable to specific provisions of this title, the following words and phrases when used in this title shall have, unless the context clearly indicates…

Endangered Species - Definitions - Puerto Rico

(Protected Species)

(ll) Endangered species.-- Those species that, although not in critical danger, face a high medium-term risk of extinction in the wild...

Endangered Species - Definitions - Rhode Island

(Protected Species)

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:  (1) “Animal” and “plant” means any living or dead organism or organisms other than bacteria, or viruses or any part of such organism regardless of its age, condition, location or…

Endangered Species - Definitions - South Carolina

(Protected Species)

As used in this article: (1) “Ecosystem” means a system of living organisms and their environment, each influencing the existence of the other and both necessary for the maintenance of life...

Endangered Species - Definitions - South Dakota

(Protected Species)

Terms as used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, mean: (1) “Endangered species,” any species of wildlife or plants which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant part of its range other than a species of insects…

Endangered Species - Definitions - South Dakota

(Protected Species)

Terms as used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, mean: (1) “Endangered species,” any species of wildlife or plants which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant part of its range other than a species of insects…

Endangered Species - Definitions - Tennessee

(Protected Species)

As used in this part unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Agency” means the primary agency within the state that has statutory authority to manage wildlife populations(,)...

Endangered Species - Definitions - Texas

(Protected Species)

In this chapter: (1) “Fish or wildlife” means any wild mammal, aquatic animal, wild bird, amphibian, reptile, mollusk, or crustacean, or any part, product, egg, or offspring, of any of these, dead or alive. (2) “Management” means:...

Endangered Species - Definitions - U.S. Virgin Islands

(Protected Species)

For the purpose of this chapter and unless the context otherwise requires:...(e) ‘Endangered species' means any species of animal life or plants which have been listed by the Federal or Territorial governments as ‘endangered’...(m) ‘Threatened…

Endangered Species - Definitions - Utah

(Protected Species)

As used in this title: (14) “Endangered” means wildlife designated as endangered according to Section 3 of the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973. (28) “Pecuniary gain” means the acquisition of money or something of monetary value. (30) “Person”…

Endangered Species - Definitions - Vermont

(Protected Species)

As used in this chapter: (1) “Accepted silvicultural practices” means the accepted silvicultural practices defined by the Commissioner of Forests, Parks and Recreation, including the Acceptable Management Practices for Maintaining Water Quality on…

Endangered Species - Definitions - Virginia

(Protected Species)

For the purposes of this article: “Conservation plan” means a document developed by the Department and approved by the Director that describes the Department's approach to managing and, if possible, recovering an endangered or threatened species of…

Endangered Species - Definitions - Washington

(Protected Species)

The definitions in this section apply throughout this title or rules adopted under this title unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (15) “Department” means the department of fish and wildlife...

Endangered Species - Definitions - Wisconsin

(Protected Species)

(2) Definitions. For purposes of this section: (a) “Endangered species” means any species whose continued existence as a viable component of this state's wild animals or wild plants is determined by the department to be in jeopardy on the basis of…

Endangered Species - Definitions - Wyoming

(Protected Species)

(a) As used in this act: (ix) “Protected animal” means black-footed ferret, fisher, lynx, otter, pika or wolverine (x) “Protected bird” means migratory birds as defined and protected under federal law (xiii) “Wildlife” means all wild mammals, birds,…

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Alaska

(Protected Species)

A person who, without a permit issued under AS 16.20.195, harvests, injures, imports, exports, or captures a species or subspecies of fish or wildlife listed under AS 16.20.190, is guilty of a misdemeanor.;...

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - American Samoa

(Protected Species)

(a) The Director and such department employees as the Director designates shall have the authority to issue citations, collect fines, impound vessels and equipment, and make arrests for violations of this chapter and any rules or regulations…

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - California

(Protected Species)

The judge before whom any person is tried for a violation of a provision of this code that prohibits the taking of any endangered species, threatened species, or fully protected bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian, or fish, as specified by Sections…

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Colorado

(Protected Species)

(1) It is unlawful for any person to hunt, take, or have in such person's possession any wildlife that is the property of this state as provided in section 33-1-101, except as permitted by articles 1 to 6 of this title or by rule or regulation of the…

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Connecticut

(Protected Species)

Any officer or agent authorized by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection or any state police officer or any police officer of any town shall have authority to execute any warrant to search for and seize any goods, merchandise or any…

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Delaware

(Protected Species)

Whoever violates this chapter shall be guilty of a class A environmental misdemeanor for each offense.; Any officer or agent authorized by the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control or any officer or agent…

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Florida

(Protected Species)

A person may not intentionally kill or wound any fish or wildlife species designated by the commission as endangered, threatened, or of special concern, or intentionally destroy the eggs or nest of any such fish or wildlife, unless authorized by…

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Guam

(Protected Species)

63508(a) Any authorized officer or agent empowered by the Department with police powers to serve and execute warrants, to arrest offenders, or to issue citations throughout Guam, or any officer or agent of Guam Customs and Quarantine, or any police…

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Illinois

(Protected Species)

§ 5-25. Value of protected species(,) violations.-- (a) Any person who, for profit or commercial purposes...

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Indiana

(Protected Species)

Sec. 12. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person may not take, possess, transport, export, process, sell or offer for sale, or ship, and a common or contract carrier may not knowingly transport or receive for shipment a species or…

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Iowa

(Protected Species)

Whoever violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.; 3. Rules adopted by the commission shall provide for methods used to determine the extent of an injury (arising from pollution) and the monetary values…

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Kansas

(Protected Species)

Unlawful taking of an endangered species, as defined in K.S.A. 32-1011, is a class A misdemeanor.; (a) Nothing in the nongame and endangered species conservation act shall be construed to:...

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Louisiana

(Protected Species)

J. Any law, regulation or ordinance of any political subdivision of this state which applies with respect to the taking, importation, exportation, possession, sale or offer for sale, processing, delivery, carrying, transportation or shipment of…

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Maine

(Protected Species)

For the purposes of this section and section 12808-A, “to take,” “take” and “taking” mean the act or omission that results in the death of any endangered or threatened species...

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Maryland

(Protected Species)

Fines and penalties (a) Any person who violates the provisions of § 10-2A-05 of this subtitle, fails to procure any permit required by § 10-2A-05 of this subtitle, or violates the terms of any permit shall be fined not more than $1,000 or be…

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Massachusetts

(Protected Species)

Possession, transfer, sale or exchange of scrimshaw, curios, collectibles, antiques or artifacts of endangered species, mounted or unmounted, which items can be reasonably determined to pre-date January first, nineteen hundred and seventy-three,…

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Michigan

(Protected Species)

(2) A species of fish, plant, or wildlife appearing on any of the lists delineated in subsection (1) which enters the state from another state or from a point outside the territorial limits of the United States may enter, be transported, possessed,…

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Minnesota

(Protected Species)

Subd. 2. (a) Subdivision 1 does not apply to: (1) plants on land classified for property tax purposes as class 2a or 2c agricultural land under section 273.13, or on ditches and roadways(,)...

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Mississippi

(Protected Species)

. . . provided, that any species or subspecies of wildlife appearing on any of the foregoing lists which enters the state from another state or from a point outside the territorial limits of the United States and which is transported across the state…

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Missouri

(Protected Species)

4. Any publicly owned and operated zoo shall be exempt from the provisions of this section. The provisions of this section shall not apply to legally acquired wildlife held under permit or to wildlife legally taken in another state or to articles…

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Montana

(Protected Species)

(4) Any species or subspecies of fish and wildlife appearing on any of the enumerated lists that is brought into the state from another state or from a point outside the territorial limits of the United States and that is transported across the state…

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Nebraska

(Protected Species)

(10) Any endangered species of wildlife or wild plants which enters this state from another state or from a point outside the territorial limits of the United States and which is being transported to a point within or beyond this state may be so…

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Nevada

(Protected Species)

Where any species of flora which is declared to be in danger of extinction pursuant to NRS 527.270 is found to be dangerous to domestic animals or fowl or a menace to health, the State Forester Firewarden may provide for its destruction or its…

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - New Hampshire

(Protected Species)

I. Any person who violates the provisions of RSA 212-A:5, III or IV, or any rule adopted in implementation of either or both, shall be guilty of a violation. II. Any person who violates the provisions of RSA 212-A:7, I, or any rule issued pursuant to…

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - New Jersey

(Protected Species)

b. The following exceptions and defenses shall apply to the prohibition in subsection a. of this section: (1) the part or product was lawfully possessed within the State prior to the effective date of P.L.2016, c. 6 (C.23:2A-6.1 et al.)(,) (2) the…

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - New Mexico

(Protected Species)

. . . provided that any species of wildlife appearing on any of the lists set forth in this subsection, transported into the state from another state or from a point outside the territorial limits of the United States and which is destined for a…

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - New York

(Protected Species)

3. No person shall, in any area designated by such list or lists, knowingly pick, pluck, sever, remove, damage by the application of herbicides or defoliants or carry away, without the consent of the owner thereof, any protected plant. An offense…

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - North Carolina

(Protected Species)

(a1) Any person convicted of violating this Article, or any rule of the Board adopted pursuant to this Article shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Each illegal movement or distribution of a protected plant shall constitute a separate…

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Northern Mariana Islands

(Protected Species)

(a) The chief, pursuant to regulations issued by the director, shall have the power to issue any necessary order to enforce any regulation issued under this chapter, and the terms of any license or permit issued pursuant to this chapter...

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Ohio

(Protected Species)

The chief of natural areas and preserves shall adopt and may amend or repeal rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, restricting the taking, possessing, transportation, sale, offering for sale, or exposure for sale, for commercial…

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Oklahoma

(Protected Species)

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, no person may ship into or out of, transport into or out of, have in possession with the intent to so transport, or cause to be removed from this state:...

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Oregon

(Protected Species)

(1) The burden of protecting and recovering threatened species or endangered species can be a significant cost to the citizens of this state and it is therefore the policy of this state to minimize duplication and overlap between state and federal…

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Pennsylvania

(Protected Species)

(a) Establishment and publication of lists.--The executive director shall establish a Pennsylvania Threatened Species List and a Pennsylvania Endangered Species List. The lists, and any revisions thereto, shall be published in the Pennsylvania…

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Puerto Rico

(Protected Species)

(1) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter and the regulations promulgated thereunder, except for the provisions of this section, shall incur a misdemeanor and if convicted, shall be punished with a fine of not less than one…

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Rhode Island

(Protected Species)

(a) The director of environmental management and all enforcement personnel in the director's department, all members of the state police force, and all duly authorized city and town law enforcement authorities have power to enforce this law...

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - South Carolina

(Protected Species)

(A) A person or public or private entity is liable to the State for the unlawful gross destruction of or injury to wildlife, aquatic life, endangered or threatened species, or the lands or waters owned by the State...

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - South Dakota

(Protected Species)

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person may take, possess, transport, import, export, process, sell, or offer for sale, buy or offer to buy, nor may a common or contract carrier transport or receive for shipment, any species of…

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Tennessee

(Protected Species)

(b) Any person who fails to procure or violates the terms of any permit issued under § 70-8-106(d) and (e) commits a Class A misdemeanor. (c) Any officer employed and authorized by the executive director or any peace officer of the state or of any…

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Texas

(Protected Species)

(a) If, on the basis of the reports required by Section 68.010 of this code or an investigation or inspection by an authorized employee of the department, the department finds that a permit holder is improperly caring for or handling the fish or…

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - U.S. Virgin Islands

(Protected Species)

Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not less than $100, and not more than $10,000. Such person may also be sentenced to serve a term in jail of not more than sixty (60) days...

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Utah

(Protected Species)

(1)(a) A person may not release or transplant a live terrestrial or aquatic wildlife into the wild: (i) without a certificate of registration issued by the division authorizing the release(,)...

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Vermont

(Protected Species)

(a) Except as authorized under this chapter, a person shall not: (1) take, possess, or transport wildlife or wild plants that are members of a threatened or endangered species(,)...

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Virginia

(Protected Species)

A. Any person who violates the provisions of § 29.1-564 or § 29.1-566, or any regulations issued pursuant to these sections, or whoever violates any regulation or permit issued under § 29.1-568 shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor(,)...

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Washington

(Protected Species)

(4) Nothing in this section prohibits the use of a Conibear trap in water, a padded leghold trap, or a nonstrangling type foot snare with a special permit granted by the director under (a) through (d) of this subsection...

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - West Virginia

(Protected Species)

(f) All ginseng harvested in this state shall be certified as to type, whether wild, cultivated, woods grown or wild simulated, and to its origin, weight and lawful harvest...

Endangered Species - Enforcement and Penalties - Wisconsin

(Protected Species)

(5) Enforcement. (a)1. Whoever violates sub. (4) (a) shall forfeit not less than $500 nor more than $2,000. In addition, the court shall order the revocation of all hunting approvals issued to the person under this chapter and shall prohibit the…

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Arizona

(Protected Species)

A. Monies received pursuant to § 5-572 (part of state lottery fund to Arizona game and fish commission heritage fund) shall be spent as follows: . . 2. Sixty percent on the identification, inventory, acquisition, protection and management, including…

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Arkansas

(Protected Species)

(b) It is the purpose of this subchapter and § 26-51-434 to provide a means by which the protection of nongame species of animals and native plants may be financed in part through a voluntary checkoff designation on state income tax return forms,…

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - California

(Protected Species)

(c) The surface mining operator shall pay a fee to the department in the amount the department determines is necessary to pay the department's actual costs incurred in preparing interim management measures and developing and finalizing a memorandum…

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Colorado

(Protected Species)

. . . that this state should assist in the protection of species or subspecies of wildlife which are deemed to be endangered or threatened elsewhere and that adequate funding be made available to the division annually by appropriations from the…

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Connecticut

(Protected Species)

(a) There is established an endangered species, natural area preserves and watchable wildlife account which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. Any moneys collected under the contribution system established under section…

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Florida

(Protected Species)

(1) There is established within the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission the Endangered and Threatened Species Reward Program, to be funded from the Nongame Wildlife Trust Fund...

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Georgia

(Protected Species)

(n)(1) The General Assembly recognizes that Code Section 12-3-600 mandates that the best interests of the state are served by providing for the conservation of nongame species of wildlife and has determined that the following special license plates…

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Guam

(Protected Species)

(e) All guns, traps, nets and other equipment, vessels, vehicles, aircraft and other means of transportation used to aid the taking, possessing, selling, purchasing, offering for sale or purchase, transporting, delivering, receiving, carrying,…

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Hawaii

(Protected Species)

(a) There is established within the state treasury a trust fund to be known as the endangered species trust fund to be administered by the department to implement the purposes of this chapter...

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Illinois

(Protected Species)

§ 10. The Endangered and Threatened Species Program shall be located within the Department of Conservation. All fines collected under this Act shall be paid to the State Treasurer and deposited in the Nongame Wildlife Conservation Fund.; § 13.1...

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Indiana

(Protected Species)

Sec. 19. The costs of the programs established under this chapter may not be paid with money dedicated to fish and game purposes. However, transfers may be made from money dedicated for fish and game purposes to the nongame fund established under…

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Iowa

(Protected Species)

1. A person who files an individual or a joint income tax return with the department of revenue under section 422.13 may designate any amount to be paid to the state fish and game protection fund...

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Kentucky

(Protected Species)

(1) There is established a special fund to be known as the “Nongame Fish and Wildlife Fund” which shall be under the control of the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission for the purpose of protecting and preserving nongame fish and…

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Louisiana

(Protected Species)

D. That funding for the conservation of threatened or endangered species and native plants may be made available to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries annually by appropriations from the general fund of the state...

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Maine

(Protected Species)

The Endangered or Threatened Marine Species Fund, referred to in this section as “the fund,” is established within the department. 1. Sources.-- The commissioner may receive donations and funding from any source on behalf of the fund. 2. Purpose(,)…

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Maryland

(Protected Species)

Definitions (a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (3)(i) “Birdwatching” means identifying, studying, and recording the presence of wild birds in their natural surroundings. (ii) “Birdwatching” does not include…

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Massachusetts

(Protected Species)

(e) All fines and assessments received on account of litigation or settlement thereof for a violation of this chapter or the regulations promulgated thereunder shall be paid to the commonwealth and shall be deposited into the Natural Heritage…

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Michigan

(Protected Species)

Net proceeds from the sale of an item authorized by this part (Wildlife Preservation) shall be used by the department exclusively for wildlife research and habitat improvement for nongame wild animals or designated endangered species or designated…

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Minnesota

(Protected Species)

Subd. 6. The commissioner must pursue federal reimbursement for any compensation payment issued under this section while: (1) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service lists the Minnesota population of gray wolves as endangered and threatened…

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Mississippi

(Protected Species)

The cost of programs established under Sections 49-5-101 through 49-5-119 shall be borne by any funds or property donated or granted for such purposes by any firm, person, corporation or agency of the U.S. Government and/or from such funds as may be…

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Nebraska

(Protected Species)

The purpose of section 37-811 and section 77-27,119.01 is to provide a means by which such protection may be financed through a voluntary checkoff designation on state income tax return forms...

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Nevada

(Protected Species)

1. The Energy Planning and Conservation Account is hereby created in the State General Fund. . . . 5. The Director of the Department of Wildlife shall administer the Account. The money in the Account must be used in accordance with the State Wildlife…

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - New Hampshire

(Protected Species)

On the effective date of this chapter with the exception of the expenditures that are then authorized from the fish and game fund, no funds used to carry out the provisions of this chapter shall be derived from license fees of hunters, fishermen,…

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - New Jersey

(Protected Species)

g. All penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the “Endangered and Nongame Species of Wildlife Conservation Fund,” established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1981, c. 170 (C.54A:9-25.2), and kept separate from other receipts…

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - New Mexico

(Protected Species)

C. adequate funding should be made available to the department of game and fish by annual appropriations from the general fund or from other sources separate and apart from the game protection fund for management of threatened or endangered…

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - North Carolina

(Protected Species)

(b) The Marine Fisheries Commission is hereby authorized to issue and sell appropriate emblems by which to identify recipients thereof as contributors to a special marine and estuarine resources Conservation Fund...

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Northern Mariana Islands

(Protected Species)

(k) Any penalty or fine collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Fish and Game Conservation Revolving Fund...

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Ohio

(Protected Species)

Natural resources assistance councils shall review and approve or disapprove applications in accordance with sections 164.20 to 164.27 of the Revised Code for grants for projects that propose to do any of the following:...

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Oregon

(Protected Species)

(1) Pursuant to ORS 286A.560 to 286A.585, at the request of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, after the department consults with the Oregon Business Development Department, the State Treasurer is authorized to issue lottery bonds:...

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Pennsylvania

(Protected Species)

(a) In order to carry out the purposes of this act, there is hereby created a special fund, which shall be known as the “Wild Resource Conservation Fund,” of the treasury of the Commonwealth...

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Puerto Rico

(Protected Species)

A special fund to be known as the Special Fund for Wildlife Management, is hereby created to be administered by the Department in benefit of all wildlife resources...

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Rhode Island

(Protected Species)

(a) Establishment. There is established within the coastal resources management council a Rhode Island coastal and estuarine habitat restoration trust fund (the “trust”). On July 1, 2002, July 1, 2004 and each July 1st thereafter, two hundred and…

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - South Carolina

(Protected Species)

(A) The State Treasurer shall credit the total amount transferred by the South Carolina Department of Revenue pursuant to Section 12-6-5060 to the Nongame Wildlife and Natural Areas Fund established in this section...

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Tennessee

(Protected Species)

(a) The cost of programs established under this part shall be borne by the general fund or other sources. The federal cost share of approved programs pursuant to P.L. 93-205, 87 Stat. 889, § 6(d)(2)(i) and (ii), compiled in 16 U.S.C. § 1535(d)(2)(i)…

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Texas

(Protected Species)

All revenue received under this chapter shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the special nongame and endangered species conservation account.; The council shall:...

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Virginia

(Protected Species)

A. The Foundation shall establish, administer, manage, including the creation of reserves, and make expenditures and allocations from a special, nonreverting fund in the state treasury to be known as the Virginia Land Conservation Fund, hereinafter…

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Washington

(Protected Species)

(1) The board may adopt rules establishing acquisition policies and priorities for distributions from the habitat conservation account. (2) Except as provided in RCW 79A.15.030(8), moneys appropriated for this chapter may not be used by the board to…

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - West Virginia

(Protected Species)

(a) An eligible grant recipient may apply for a grant from the fund to acquire interests in real property for conservation purposes or for stewardship. An application may not be submitted to the fund without the written consent of the owner of the…

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Wisconsin

(Protected Species)

(5) Endangered resources. (a) Definitions. In this subsection: 1. “Conservation fund” means the fund under s. 25.29. 2. “Endangered resources program” means purchasing or improving land or habitats for any native Wisconsin endangered or threatened…

Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Wyoming

(Protected Species)

(n) In order to mitigate detrimental impacts to Wyoming from wildlife species including endangered species, which have been or may be introduced, planted or propagated in Wyoming, excluding Yellowstone National Park, by any federal agency...

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions

(Protected Species)

The Legislature has found that ginseng Panax quinquefolius L., is listed as endangered by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, and as such, must be protected from extinction.

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Alabama

(Protected Species)

There is hereby created the Historic Blakeley Authority: (1) To establish, develop, operate, promote, protect, preserve, and maintain as a state historic park the lands in Baldwin County, Alabama listed on the National Register of Historic Places as…

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Alaska

(Protected Species)

On land under their respective jurisdictions, the commissioner of fish and game and the commissioner of natural resources shall take measures to preserve the natural habitat of species or subspecies of fish and wildlife that are recognized as…

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Arizona

(Protected Species)

D. New solid waste landfills that are not municipal solid waste landfills shall not be located in wetlands, unless the owner or operator can demonstrate all of the following: . . .

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Arkansas

(Protected Species)

(a) When the purchase of lands by state agencies is considered as an appropriate strategy for the protection of certain nongame species, the lands considered shall be restricted to:...

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - California

(Protected Species)

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) "Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan" means the completed conservation plan in the Mojave and Colorado Desert regions adopted pursuant to the Natural…

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Colorado

(Protected Species)

1) The division shall establish such programs including acquisition of land or aquatic habitat as are deemed necessary for management of nongame, endangered, or threatened wildlife...

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Connecticut

(Protected Species)

(b) . . . Not later than June 22, 1991, the commissioner shall so adopt regulations to identify, where biologically feasible, essential habitats for endangered and threatened species...

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Florida

(Protected Species)

(2) The Governor and Cabinet, sitting as the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, may expend moneys appropriated by the Legislature to acquire the fee or any lesser interest in lands for the following public purposes: (a) To…

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Georgia

(Protected Species)

The State of Georgia finds that caves are uncommon geologic phenomena and that the minerals deposited therein may be rare and occur in unique forms of great beauty which are irreplaceable if destroyed...

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Guam

(Protected Species)

The Department shall acquire by purchase, donation or otherwise, lands, aquatic habitats or interests therein for the conservation of resident endangered species or threatened species needed to carry out the programs relating to the intent of this…

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Hawaii

(Protected Species)

In carrying out programs authorized by this chapter, the department may enter into agreements with federal agencies, counties, private landowners, and organizations for the administration and management of any area or facility established under…

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Idaho

(Protected Species)

This section provides location guidelines for swine facilities regulated by this chapter. Where the location guidelines provide a specific setback distance, that distance is the minimum setback distance that may be imposed. Further setback distances…

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Indiana

(Protected Species)

Sec. 6. Coal exploration may not disturb the following: (1) Habitats of unique or unusually high value for fish and wildlife and other related environmental values...

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Iowa

(Protected Species)

The director shall establish programs, including acquisition of land or aquatic habitat, necessary for the management of endangered or threatened species...

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Kansas

(Protected Species)

The state biological survey is hereby authorized and empowered to: . . . (e) maintain a registry of natural and scientific areas, an inventory of natural ecosystems(,) an inventory of habitats of rare and endangered species of plants and animals...

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Kentucky

(Protected Species)

The lists promulgated under KRS 146.610 shall not serve to impede the development or use of public or private lands, including, but not limited to, the normal and accepted operations of...

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Louisiana

(Protected Species)

A. Each application for a surface coal mining and reclamation permit pursuant to this Chapter shall be accompanied by a fee as determined by the commissioner, with such fee not to exceed the actual or anticipated cost of reviewing, administering and…

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Maine

(Protected Species)

2. Habitat.--For species designated as endangered or threatened under this subchapter the commissioner may by rule identify areas currently or historically providing physical or biological features essential to the conservation of the species and…

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Maryland

(Protected Species)

License to authorize nonwater-dependent project located on State wetlands (b)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Board of Public Works may not issue a license to…

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Massachusetts

(Protected Species)

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person may alter significant habitat.; A landowner may construct a single family house covering no more than three thousand square feet of ground and install any necessary utilities to service said…

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Michigan

(Protected Species)

(1) Beginning immediately after July 9, 1984, the department shall conduct an inventory of state owned land to determine the surface areas of peat present on those lands and to make a preliminary evaluation of the nature of the peat lands and the…

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Minnesota

(Protected Species)

Subdivision 1. The Minnesota forests for the future program identifies and protects private, working forest lands for their timber, scenic, recreational, fish and wildlife habitat, threatened and endangered species, and other cultural and…

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Mississippi

(Protected Species)

(1) On or before April 1, 1991, the committee shall develop criteria and methodology for selecting sites for the state commercial hazardous waste management facility. Site selection criteria and methodology shall be specifically adapted to take into…

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Montana

(Protected Species)

(4) The board shall consider the following criteria in determining whether certain state waters are outstanding resource waters. However, the board may determine that compliance with one or more of these criteria is insufficient to warrant…

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Nebraska

(Protected Species)

(1) The commission shall create and maintain a state register of those natural areas which possess significant natural heritage resources which shall be known as the Nebraska Natural Areas Register...

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Nevada

(Protected Species)

1. The governing body of a city which has imposed a fee pursuant to NRS 268.4413 and in which exists a species or subspecies that has been declared endangered or threatened pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq...

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - New Hampshire

(Protected Species)

Any new ATV or trail bike trail proposal on state-owned property shall be evaluated by the department of resources and economic development using a 2-step process. I...

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - New Jersey

(Protected Species)

The department shall develop a system for the classification of freshwater wetlands based upon criteria which distinguish among wetlands of exceptional resource value, intermediate resource value, and ordinary resource value. a. Freshwater wetlands…

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - New York

(Protected Species)

In addition to the powers, functions and duties conferred upon it by compact, the commission, subject to the approval of the commissioner, shall, within the eighth park region:...

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - North Carolina

(Protected Species)

Standards and criteria for licensing low-level radioactive waste facilities shall be developed by the Commission. Such standards and criteria shall be developed with public participation and shall be incorporated into rules adopted by the Commission…

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - North Dakota

(Protected Species)

The commission shall be guided by, but is not limited to, the following considerations, where applicable, to aid the evaluation and designation of sites, corridors, and routes:...

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Northern Mariana Islands

(Protected Species)

When appropriate, the director shall include in such regulation the designation of any portion of such range as the critical habitat of such species, taking into consideration the economic impact and other relevant impacts of the designation...

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Ohio

(Protected Species)

(C) The director of environmental protection shall issue or deny an individual state isolated wetland permit for the proposed filling of an isolated wetland that is subject to level two review not later than ninety days after the receipt of an…

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Oklahoma

(Protected Species)

Any potential natural area recommended for inclusion in the State Register shall possess one or more of the following characteristics: 1. Rare, threatened, or endangered plant or animal species habitat...

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Oregon

(Protected Species)

The Director of Agriculture is authorized, on behalf of the State of Oregon, to acquire habitat, or interests therein, the State Department of Agriculture considers necessary for the protection of threatened species or endangered species. Acquisition…

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Pennsylvania

(Protected Species)

(a) The department may, when deemed necessary to protect wild plant species afforded consideration under this act, acquire natural areas of land or aquatic habitat, or designate such areas on land previously acquired for the establishment of public…

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Puerto Rico

(Protected Species)

(dd) Natural habitat.-- Tracts of land whose ecological conditions allow the existence and reproduction of wildlife populations. Urbanized lands are excluded. Includes but is not limited to forests, wetlands, and grassland prairies, among others...

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - South Carolina

(Protected Species)

(A) The department shall promulgate regulations addressing criteria for designating land as certified management area for endangered species or of species in need of management in order to qualify a taxpayer for the income tax credit provided for in…

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Tennessee

(Protected Species)

(a) Notwithstanding any of this part to the contrary, this section is applicable to the Reelfoot Lake natural area, an area designated as a natural area under § 11-14-108 and described therein...

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Texas

(Protected Species)

(e) A governmental entity may not implement a regional habitat conservation plan or apply for a federal permit in conjunction with a regional habitat conservation plan if: (1) the federal act is repealed(,)...

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Vermont

(Protected Species)

(a) Except as provided for under subsection (f) of this section, the Secretary may, after the consultation required under subsection 5408(e) of this section, adopt or amend by rule a critical habitat designation list for threatened or endangered…

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Washington

(Protected Species)

(4)(a) The board shall establish by rule a program for the acquisition of riparian open space and critical habitat for threatened or endangered species as designated by the board...

Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Wisconsin

(Protected Species)

(2) Notwithstanding ss. 66.1037 and 86.03, and subject to sub. (2m), upon application, the department shall issue permits to sign owners for the trimming or removal of vegetation that is located in the right-of-way of a highway under the jurisdiction…

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Alaska

(Protected Species)

(a) A species or subspecies of fish or wildlife is considered endangered when the commissioner of fish and game determines that its numbers have decreased to such an extent as to indicate that its continued existence is threatened...

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - American Samoa

(Protected Species)

(a) The office has the following powers and duties: (1) manage, protect, preserve and perpetuate the marine and wildlife resources in the Territory;...

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Arizona

(Protected Species)

C. The director by rule may add or remove a native plant to or from the protected group or any of the categories of protected native plants. D...

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - California

(Protected Species)

(a) At the meeting scheduled pursuant to Section 2074, the commission shall hold a public hearing on the petition (for consideration by commission to list a species as endangered/threatened) and shall receive information, written or otherwise, and…

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Colorado

(Protected Species)

(1) On the basis of investigations of nongame wildlife provided for in section 33-2-104 and other available scientific and commercial data and after consultation with other state wildlife agencies...

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Connecticut

(Protected Species)

(a) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 541, to treat a species not listed as endangered or threatened pursuant to section 26-306 as an endangered or threatened species if he finds that:...

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Florida

(Protected Species)

(4) Interagency coordination.-- (a) The commission shall be responsible for research and management of freshwater and upland species and for research and management of marine species...

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Georgia

(Protected Species)

(a) The department shall identify and inventory any species of animal life within this state which it determines from time to time to be rare, unusual, or in danger of extinction; and, upon such determination, such species shall be designated…

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Guam

(Protected Species)

(a) Regulatory power for the purposes of this Article shall be vested in the Department of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the Department) which is responsible for the management and the conservation of plant and wildlife resources of the…

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Hawaii

(Protected Species)

(a) Any species of aquatic life, wildlife, or land plant that has been determined to be an endangered species pursuant to the Endangered Species Act shall be deemed to be an endangered species under this chapter and any indigenous species of aquatic…

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Idaho

(Protected Species)

(1) There is hereby created in the office of the governor, the “Office of Species Conservation.” The administrator of the office of species conservation shall be the official in the state designated to oversee implementation of federal recovery…

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Illinois

(Protected Species)

§7. Any species or subspecies of animal or plant designated as endangered or threatened by the Secretary of the Interior of the United States pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, P.L. 93-205, as amended, shall be automatically listed as an…

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Indiana

(Protected Species)

Sec. 10. On the basis of: (1) investigations on nongame species required by section 7 of this chapter(,) and (2) other available scientific and commercial data(,) and after consultation with other state wildlife agencies...

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Iowa

(Protected Species)

The director shall conduct investigations on fish, plants, and wildlife in order to develop information relating to population, distribution, habitat needs, limiting factors, and other biological and ecological data to determine management measures…

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Kansas

(Protected Species)

(a) Whenever any species is listed as a threatened species pursuant to K.S.A. 32-960, and amendments thereto, the secretary shall adopt such rules and regulations pursuant to K.S.A. 32-963, and amendments thereto, as the secretary deems necessary and…

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Kentucky

(Protected Species)

(1) The commission may conduct investigations, with the permission of the landowner, on any species of plants indigenous to the Commonwealth necessary to develop information relating to population, distribution, habitat needs, limiting factors, and…

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Louisiana

(Protected Species)

A. Any species of wildlife or native plant determined by the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to be an endangered or threatened species pursuant to the federal Endangered Species Act shall be deemed to be an endangered…

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Maine

(Protected Species)

1. Investigations.-- The commissioner may conduct investigations in order to develop information relating to population size, distribution, habitat needs, limiting factors and other biological and ecological data relating to the status and…

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Maryland

(Protected Species)

Construction with Endangered Species Act (a) Any species of wildlife or plant determined to be endangered species pursuant to the Endangered Species Act shall be deemed to be an endangered species under the provisions of this subtitle and any species…

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Massachusetts

(Protected Species)

The director shall conduct investigations and consult with the natural heritage and endangered species advisory committee established pursuant to section five B of chapter one hundred and thirty-one in order to determine whether any species of plant…

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Michigan

(Protected Species)

(1) The department shall conduct investigations on fish, plants, and wildlife in order to develop information relating to population, distribution, habitat needs, limiting factors, and other biological and ecological data to determine management…

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Minnesota

(Protected Species)

Subd. 3. (a) The commissioner shall adopt rules under chapter 14, to designate species of wild animal or plant as: (1) endangered, if the species is threatened with extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range(,)...

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Mississippi

(Protected Species)

(a) On the basis of investigations on nongame wildlife provided for in Section 49-5-107 and other available scientific and commercial data, and after consultation with other state wildlife agencies, appropriate federal agencies, and other interested…

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Montana

(Protected Species)

The department shall conduct investigations on nongame wildlife in order to develop information relating to population, distribution, habitat needs, limiting factors, and other biological and ecological data to determine management measures necessary…

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Nebraska

(Protected Species)

(1) Any species of wildlife or wild plants determined to be an endangered species pursuant to the Endangered Species Act shall be an endangered species under the Nongame and Endangered Species Conservation Act, and any species of wildlife or wild…

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Nevada

(Protected Species)

A species or subspecies of native flora shall be regarded as threatened with extinction when the State Forester Firewarden, after consultation with competent authorities, determines that its existence is endangered and its survival requires…

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - New Hampshire

(Protected Species)

The commissioner of the department shall adopt rules, after public hearing and under RSA 541-A, relative to: I. Criteria and procedures for listing endangered and threatened species under RSA 217-A:5...

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - New Jersey

(Protected Species)

a. The commissioner shall conduct investigations concerning wildlife indigenous to the State in order to develop information relating to populations, distribution, habitat needs, limiting factors and other biological and ecological data to determine…

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - New Mexico

(Protected Species)

A. On the basis of investigations concerning wildlife, other available scientific and commercial data and after consultation with wildlife agencies in other states, appropriate federal agencies, local and tribal governments and other interested…

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - New York

(Protected Species)

2. The department may, by rule and regulation, promulgate and adopt a list or lists of protected plants which by reason of their endangered, rare, threatened or exploitably vulnerable status should not be picked or removed from their natural…

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - North Carolina

(Protected Species)

The Board shall have all of the following powers and duties: (1) To adopt and maintain a list of protected plant species for North Carolina, identifying each entry by the common name and scientific name, along with its status as endangered,…

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Northern Mariana Islands

(Protected Species)

(a) (1) The director shall, by regulation, determine whether any species should be designated as an endangered species or a threatened species, taking into consideration the status of its habitat or range, its utilization by man for various purposes,…

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Ohio

(Protected Species)

The chief of natural areas and preserves shall adopt and may amend or rescind rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, setting forth criteria for identifying and designating species of plants native to this state that are in danger…

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Oklahoma

(Protected Species)

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation shall print a listing of those endangered or threatened species or subspecies protected by this act as part of the published general hunting regulations booklet printed each year...

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Oregon

(Protected Species)

In carrying out the provisions of the wildlife laws with regard to the management of wildlife that is a threatened species or an endangered species, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission:...

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Pennsylvania

(Protected Species)

(a) Establishment and publication of lists.--The executive director shall establish a Pennsylvania Threatened Species List and a Pennsylvania Endangered Species List. The lists, and any revisions thereto, shall be published in the Pennsylvania…

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - South Carolina

(Protected Species)

(A) The department shall conduct investigations on nongame wildlife in order to develop information relating to population, distribution, habitat, needs, limiting factors, and other biological and ecological data to determine management measures…

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - South Dakota

(Protected Species)

On the basis of determinations pursuant to § 34A-8-2 the Game, Fish and Parks Commission shall promulgate a list of those species of wildlife which are determined to be endangered or threatened within the state...

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Tennessee

(Protected Species)

(a) The executive director shall conduct an investigation on nongame wildlife in order to develop information relating to population, distribution, habitat, needs, limiting factors...

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Texas

(Protected Species)

Species of fish or wildlife indigenous to Texas are endangered if listed on: (1) the United States List of Endangered Native Fish and Wildlife(,) or (2) the list of fish or wildlife threatened with statewide extinction as filed by the director of the…

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - U.S. Virgin Islands

(Protected Species)

(a) In addition to all powers and duties specifically assigned the Commission by this chapter, the Commission shall have the primary responsibility for identification and preservation of threatened and endangered species in the Territory...

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Utah

(Protected Species)

The division may make determinations concerning the management, protection, and conservation of plant species officially designated as endangered or threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, on state lands...

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Vermont

(Protected Species)

(a) The Secretary shall adopt by rule a State endangered species list and a State threatened species list. The listing for any species may apply to the whole State or to any part of the State and shall identify the species by its most recently…

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Virginia

(Protected Species)

The Board is authorized to adopt the federal list, as well as modifications and amendments thereto by regulations(,) to declare by regulation, after consideration of recommendations from the Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation…

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Washington

(Protected Species)

(1) The director shall investigate the habits and distribution of the various species of wildlife native to or adaptable to the habitats of the state. The commission shall determine whether a species should be managed by the department and, if so,…

Endangered Species - Listing Authority and Process - Wisconsin

(Protected Species)

(1) Purpose. The legislature finds that certain wild animals and wild plants are endangered or threatened and are entitled to preservation and protection as a matter of general state concern...

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Alabama

(Protected Species)

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event the federal government places the alligator in an endangered species status, all licenses issued pursuant to this article shall be null and void upon the earlier of the following dates:…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Arizona

(Protected Species)

K. Any permit conditions concerning threatened or endangered species shall be limited to those required by the endangered species act.; Factors to be considered in issuing a certificate of environmental compatibility . . .

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - California

(Protected Species)

Nothing in this chapter or in any other provision of law prohibits the taking or the incidental taking of any endangered, threatened, or candidate species if the taking was authorized by the department through a permit or memorandum of…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Colorado

(Protected Species)

(3) The commission may permit, under such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by regulation, the taking, possession, transportation, exportation, or shipment of species or subspecies of wildlife which appear on the state lists of endangered or…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Connecticut

(Protected Species)

The commissioner may permit, under such regulations as he may adopt in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54,1 the transfer, sale, offering for sale, or delivery of any threatened or endangered species or any activity otherwise prohibited…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Delaware

(Protected Species)

The Director of the Division of Fish and Wildlife may permit, under such terms and conditions as he or she may prescribe, the importation of any species or subspecies of fish or wildlife listed in this chapter for zoological, educational, and…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Delaware

(Protected Species)

The Director of the Division of Fish and Wildlife may permit, under such terms and conditions as he or she may prescribe, the importation of any species or subspecies of fish or wildlife listed in this chapter for zoological, educational, and…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Florida

(Protected Species)

(6) Defenses.--(a) In any prosecution under this section, it shall be a defense that plants or the flowers, roots, bulbs, or other plant parts transported, carried, or conveyed, or sold or offered for sale, by the party were legally imported from…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Georgia

(Protected Species)

(a) Any application to the division for a permit under this chapter (Chapter 17: Petroleum Pipelines) shall contain, at a minimum, the following: . . . (4) Information on the presence of threatened and endangered species along the proposed route of…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Idaho

(Protected Species)

The department of fish and game shall enter into an agreement with the director to grant necessary permits and licenses for electrofishing needed to accomplish water quality monitoring pursuant to chapter 36, title 39, Idaho Code...

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Illinois

(Protected Species)

§ 4. Upon receipt of proper application and approval of the same, the Department may issue to any qualified person a permit which allows the taking, possession, transport, purchase, or disposal of specimens or products of an endangered or threatened…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Indiana

(Protected Species)

Sec. 15. The director may permit, under the terms and conditions that are prescribed by rule, the taking, possession, transportation, exportation, or shipment of species or subspecies of wildlife that have been designated by rule as in need of…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Iowa

(Protected Species)

The director may permit the taking, possession, purchase, sale, transportation, importation, exportation, or shipment of endangered or threatened species which appear on the state list for scientific, zoological, or educational purposes, for…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Iowa

(Protected Species)

The director may permit the taking, possession, purchase, sale, transportation, importation, exportation, or shipment of endangered or threatened species which appear on the state list for scientific, zoological, or educational purposes, for…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Kansas

(Protected Species)

(d) For the purposes of this section, a permit required by another state or federal agency shall not include a certification or registration. . . . (f) The secretary may issue special permits to authorize, under such terms and conditions as the…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Kentucky

(Protected Species)

(3) The Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources may permit, under such terms and conditions as it may prescribe, the importation, transportation, possession, or sale of any species of wildlife otherwise prohibited pursuant to this section for…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Louisiana

(Protected Species)

G. The department may issue permits under such terms and conditions as it may prescribe pertaining to any act otherwise prohibited by Subsection F of this Section for scientific purposes, regulated taking, or to enhance the propagation or survival of…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Maine

(Protected Species)

Notwithstanding section 12808 and notwithstanding section 10650 as it applies to rules adopted in accordance with this subchapter, the commissioner may authorize certain activities regarding endangered or threatened species in accordance with the…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Maryland

(Protected Species)

Federal permits, permits from other states (e) Any endangered species of wildlife or plant which enters the State from another state or from a point outside the territorial limits of the United States and which is transported to a point within or…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Massachusetts

(Protected Species)

The director may permit the taking, possession, purchase, sale, transportation, exportation or shipment of any species appearing on the list of endangered or threatened species or species of special concern developed by the director pursuant to…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Michigan

(Protected Species)

(4) The department may permit the taking, possession, purchase, sale, transportation, exportation, or shipment of species of fish, plants, or wildlife which appear on the state list of endangered or threatened species compiled pursuant to section…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Minnesota

(Protected Species)

Subd. 7. (a) The commissioner may issue permits and prescribe conditions for an act otherwise prohibited by subdivision 1 if: (1) the act is for the purpose of zoological, educational, or scientific study(,) (2) the act enhances the propagation or…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Mississippi

(Protected Species)

(d) The commission may permit, under such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by regulation, the taking, possession, transportation, exportation or shipment of species or subspecies of wildlife which appear on the state list of endangered…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Montana

(Protected Species)

(1) The director may permit the taking, possession, transportation, exportation, or shipment of species or subspecies of wildlife which appear on the state list of endangered species, on the United States' list of endangered native fish and wildlife,…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Nebraska

(Protected Species)

(11) The commission may permit any act otherwise prohibited by subsection (8) of this section for scientific purposes or to enhance the propagation or survival of the affected species...

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - New Hampshire

(Protected Species)

II. The executive director may permit, under such terms and conditions as he may prescribe, any act otherwise prohibited by this section for scientific purposes or to enhance the propagation or survival of the affected species...

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - New Jersey

(Protected Species)

d. The commissioner may authorize, under such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by rule or regulation, the taking, possession, transportation, importation, exportation, sale or offer for sale, or shipment of nongame species and wildlife which…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - New Mexico

(Protected Species)

C. The director may authorize by permit the taking, possession, transportation, exportation or shipment of species or subspecies which have been deemed by the commission to be in need of management as provided in the Wildlife Conservation Act, so…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - New York

(Protected Species)

2. The commissioner may permit, under such terms and conditions as he may prescribe, the importation and sale of the skin, body or parts therefrom of Alligators, Caiman or Crocodile of the Order Crocodylia...

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - North Carolina

(Protected Species)

(a) No person shall act in the capacity of a ginseng dealer, or shall engage, or offer to engage in the business of, advertise as, or assume to act as a ginseng dealer unless that person holds a currently valid permit as provided in this Article...

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Ohio

(Protected Species)

The rules shall provide for the taking of species endangered or threatened with statewide extirpation for botanical, educational, and scientific purposes, and for propagation in captivity to preserve the species, with written permission from the…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Oregon

(Protected Species)

In carrying out the provisions of the wildlife laws with regard to the management of wildlife that is a threatened species or an endangered species, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission:...

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Pennsylvania

(Protected Species)

(a) Issuance.--The commission may issue permits for the importation, exportation, sale, exchange, taking or possession of any birds or animals classified as endangered or threatened, living or dead, or any parts thereof, including eggs. (b) Species…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Rhode Island

(Protected Species)

No person shall buy, sell, offer for sale, store, transport, import, export, or otherwise traffic in any animal or plant or any part of any animal or plant whether living, dead, processed, manufactured, preserved, or raw if the animal or plant has…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - South Carolina

(Protected Species)

(D) The department may permit the taking, possession, transportation, exportation, or shipment of species or subspecies of wildlife which appear on the state list of endangered species, or species in need of management on the United States' List of…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - South Dakota

(Protected Species)

The secretary of agriculture and the secretary of game, fish and parks may permit the taking, possession, purchase, sale, transportation, exportation, or shipment of species of plants or wildlife which appear on the state list of endangered or…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Tennessee

(Protected Species)

(d) The executive director may permit, under such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by regulation, the taking, possession, transportation, exportation or shipment of species or subspecies of wildlife that appear on the state list of…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Texas

(Protected Species)

(a) No person may collect, hold, possess, display, transport, release, or propagate protected wildlife for the purposes of this subchapter without a permit issued under this subchapter...

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Vermont

(Protected Species)

(a) Authorized taking. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, after obtaining the advice of the Endangered Species Committee, the Secretary may permit, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may require as necessary to carry out the…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Virginia

(Protected Species)

A. The Board may permit the taking, exportation, transportation, or possession of any fish or wildlife which is listed by the provisions of this article, for zoological, educational, or scientific purposes and for propagation of such fish or wildlife…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Washington

(Protected Species)

(4) Nothing in this section prohibits the use of a Conibear trap in water, a padded leghold trap, or a nonstrangling type foot snare with a special permit granted by the director under (a) through (d) of this subsection. Issuance of the special…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - West Virginia

(Protected Species)

(c)(1) A person may not act as a grower unless he or she has obtained a grower's permit from the division. (2) Prior to planting cultivated, woods-grown or wild simulated ginseng, a grower shall:...

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Wisconsin

(Protected Species)

(6) Permits. (a) The department shall issue a permit, under such terms and conditions as it may prescribe by rule, authorizing the taking, exportation, transportation or possession of any wild animal or wild plant on the list of endangered and…

Endangered Species - Permitting Process - Wyoming

(Protected Species)

(a) An application for a permit shall be filed with the division, in a form as prescribed by council rules and regulations, and shall contain the following information: . . . (xiii) An evaluation of potential impacts together with any plans and…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Alabama

(Protected Species)

The Legislature of Alabama declares that: (1) Certain species and population stocks of marine mammals are, or may be, in danger of extinction or depletion as a result of man's activities...

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Alabama

(Protected Species)

The Legislature has found that ginseng Panax quinquefolius L., is listed as endangered by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, and as such, must be protected from extinction...

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Alaska

(Protected Species)

A species or subspecies of fish or wildlife listed as endangered under AS 16.20.190(b) may not be harvested, captured, or propagated except under the terms of a special permit issued by the commissioner of fish and game for scientific or educational…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Arizona

(Protected Species)

B. It is unlawful for a person to knowingly and without lawful authority under state or federal law import and transport into this state and release within this state a species of wildlife that is listed as a threatened, endangered or candidate…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Arkansas

(Protected Species)

(a) Upon the request of any farmer with demonstrated damage to an agricultural crop from wildlife, the game warden shall assist the farmer by implementation of a control program to relocate or eradicate the wildlife which is causing injury to the…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - California

(Protected Species)

Where recovery plans for coho salmon, steelhead trout, or other threatened or endangered aquatic species exist, projects funded under this article shall be consistent with those plans, and to the extent feasible, shall seek to implement actions…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Colorado

(Protected Species)

(3) Except as otherwise provided in this article, it is unlawful for any person to take, possess, transport, export, process, sell or offer for sale, or ship and for any common or contract carrier to knowingly transport or receive for shipment any…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Colorado

(Protected Species)

(3) Except as otherwise provided in this article, it is unlawful for any person to take, possess, transport, export, process, sell or offer for sale, or ship and for any common or contract carrier to knowingly transport or receive for shipment any…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Connecticut

(Protected Species)

(a) Except as otherwise provided in section 26-310, it is unlawful for (1) any person to wilfully take any endangered or threatened species on or from public property, waters of the state or property of another without the written permission of the…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Delaware

(Protected Species)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the importation, transportation, possession or sale of any endangered species of fish or wildlife, or hides or other parts thereof, or the sale or possession with intent to sell any article made in…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Florida

(Protected Species)

(3) Prohibitions; permits.-- (a) With regard to any plant listed as an endangered plant on the Regulated Plant Index, as provided in rules of the department, it is unlawful for any person to willfully destroy or harvest any such plant growing on the…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Georgia

(Protected Species)

(e) It shall be unlawful for a taxidermist to possess or mount any game species for which there is no open season or any endangered, rare, threatened, or unusual species without obtaining a special permit from the department...

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Guam

(Protected Species)

With respect to any threatened or endangered species of plants or wildlife of Guam and the United States, it is unlawful, except as provided herein, for any person or organization, subject to the jurisdiction of Guam to:...

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Hawaii

(Protected Species)

(e) With respect to any threatened or endangered species of aquatic life, wildlife, or land plant, it is unlawful, except as provided in subsections (f), (g), and (j) for any person to:...

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Illinois

(Protected Species)

“Take” means, in reference to animals and animal products, to harm, hunt, shoot, pursue, lure, wound, kill, destroy, harass, gig, spear, ensnare, trap, capture, collect, or to attempt to engage in such conduct. “Take” means, in reference to plants…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Indiana

(Protected Species)

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, “take” means to: (1) harass, hunt, capture, or kill(,) or (2) attempt to harass, hunt, capture, or kill(,) wildlife...

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Iowa

(Protected Species)

The commission may, by rule, treat any species as an endangered species or threatened species even though it is not listed pursuant to section 481B.3 if it finds that the species so closely resembles in appearance a species which is listed pursuant…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Kansas

(Protected Species)

(b) Except as otherwise specifically provided by this section or rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this section, a special permit is required for any person subject to the jurisdiction of this state to:...

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Kentucky

(Protected Species)

(1) No person shall import, transport, possess for resale or sell any endangered species of wildlife, the hides, skins, or other parts thereof, or any article made in whole or in part from the skin, hide, or other parts of any species of wildlife…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Louisiana

(Protected Species)

F. (1) With respect to any endangered species of wildlife, it is unlawful, except as provided in Subsection G of this section, for any person subject to the jurisdiction of this state to: (a) Export any such species from this state(,) (b) Take any…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Maine

(Protected Species)

For the purposes of this section and section 12808-A, “to take,” “take” and “taking” mean the act or omission that results in the death of any endangered or threatened species...

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Maryland

(Protected Species)

Take (k) “Take” means to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct.; Prohibited actions relating to endangered wildlife species (c) Except as provided in subsection (f) of…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Massachusetts

(Protected Species)

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person may take, possess, transport, export, process, sell or offer for sale, buy or offer to buy, nor shall a common or contract carrier knowingly transport or receive for shipment, any plant or…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Michigan

(Protected Species)

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this part, a person shall not take, possess, transport, import, export, process, sell, offer for sale, buy, or offer to buy, and a common or contract carrier shall not transport or receive for shipment, any species…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Minnesota

(Protected Species)

Subdivision 1. Notwithstanding any other law, a person may not take, import, transport, or sell any portion of an endangeredspecies of wild animal or plant, or sell or possess with intent to sell an article made with any part of the skin, hide, or…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Mississippi

(Protected Species)

(c) Except as otherwise provided in Sections 49-5-101 through 49-5-119, it shall be unlawful for any person to take, possess, transport, export, process, sell or offer for sale or ship, and for any common or contract carrier knowingly to transport or…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Missouri

(Protected Species)

1. The importation, transportation, or sale of any endangered species of fish or wildlife, or hides or other parts thereof, or the sale or possession with intent to sell any article made in whole or in part from the skin, hide or other parts of any…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Montana

(Protected Species)

(8) “Take” means to harass, hunt, capture, or kill or attempt to harass, hunt, capture, or kill wildlife.; (3) Except as otherwise provided in this part, it is unlawful for any person to take, possess, transport, export, sell, or offer for sale and…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Nebraska

(Protected Species)

(6) Take means to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect or attempt to engage in any such conduct; (8) With respect to any endangered species of wildlife, it shall be unlawful, except as provided in subsection (7)…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Nebraska

(Protected Species)

(6) Take means to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect or attempt to engage in any such conduct; (8) With respect to any endangered species of wildlife, it shall be unlawful, except as provided in subsection (7)…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Nevada

(Protected Species)

Any species declared to be threatened with extinction shall be placed on the list of fully protected species, and no member of its kind may be removed or destroyed at any time by any means except under special permit issued by the State Forester…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - New Hampshire

(Protected Species)

I. The executive director shall conduct investigations on wildlife species in order to develop information relating to population, distribution, habitat needs, limiting factors and other biological and ecological data to determine conservation…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - New Mexico

(Protected Species)

C. Except as otherwise provided in the Wildlife Conservation Act, it is unlawful for any person to take, possess, transport, export, process, sell or offer for sale or ship any species of wildlife appearing on any of the following lists:...

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - New York

(Protected Species)

2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the taking, importation, transportation, possession or sale of any endangered or threatened species of fish, shellfish, crustacea or wildlife, or hides or other parts thereof, or the sale or…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - North Carolina

(Protected Species)

(a) Unless the conduct is covered under some other provision of law providing greater punishment, it is unlawful to engage in any of the following conduct: (1) To uproot, dig, take or otherwise disturb or remove for any purpose from the lands of…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - North Dakota

(Protected Species)

The following records, regardless of form or characteristic, of or relating to the game and fish department are exempt under section 44-04-18 and section 6 of article XI of the Constitution of North Dakota:...

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Ohio

(Protected Species)

The director of natural resources may enter into agreements or contracts with the United States government for the protection of plant species pursuant to the “Endangered Species Act of 1973,” 87 Stat. 884, 16 U.S.C. 1531-1543, as amended...

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Oklahoma

(Protected Species)

Except as otherwise provided by law, no person may possess, hunt, chase, harass, capture, shoot at, wound or kill, take or attempt to take, trap or attempt to trap any endangered or threatened species or subspecies without specific written permission…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Oregon

(Protected Species)

(1) Except as otherwise provided pursuant to ORS 564.105, no person shall take, import, export, transport, purchase or sell, or attempt to take, import, export, transport, purchase or sell any threatened species or endangered species...

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Pennsylvania

(Protected Species)

(d) Unlawful acts.--It is unlawful for any person to import, export, transport, sell, resell, exchange, take or possess or conspire, aid, abet, assist or attempt to import, export, transport, sell, resell, buy, exchange, take or possess any birds or…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Puerto Rico

(Protected Species)

The following actions shall be deemed unlawful and subject to penalties as provided below in this chapter:...

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Rhode Island

(Protected Species)

No person shall buy, sell, offer for sale, store, transport, import, export, or otherwise traffic in any animal or plant or any part of any animal or plant whether living, dead, processed, manufactured, preserved, or raw if the animal or plant has…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - South Carolina

(Protected Species)

(A) The department's responsibilities include the creation of a long-range and comprehensive beach management plan for the Atlantic Ocean shoreline in South Carolina. The plan must include all of the following:...

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - South Dakota

(Protected Species)

The game, fish and parks secretary shall conduct investigation on nongame, endangered, or threatened wildlife to develop information relating to population, distribution, habitat needs, limiting factors, and other biological and ecological data to…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Texas

(Protected Species)

The provisions of Subchapter C, Chapter 43, of this code are applicable to all fish or wildlife classified as endangered, and it is a violation of this chapter to possess, take, or transport endangered fish or wildlife for zoological gardens or…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - U.S. Virgin Islands

(Protected Species)

(a) No person may take, catch, possess, injure, harass, kill, or attempt to take, catch, possess, injure, harass or kill, or sell or offer for sale, or transport or export, whether or not for sale, any indigenous species, including live rock; except…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Utah

(Protected Species)

(1) The division may transplant big game, turkeys, wolves, or sensitive species only in accordance with: (a) a list of sites for the transplant of a particular species that is prepared and adopted in accordance with Subsections (2) through (5)(,) (b)…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Vermont

(Protected Species)

(11) “Harming,” as used in the definition of “take” or “taking” under subdivision (14)2 of this section, means: (A) an act that kills or injures a threatened or endangered species(,)...

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Virginia

(Protected Species)

The taking, transportation, possession, sale, or offer for sale within the Commonwealth of any fish or wildlife appearing on any list of threatened or endangered species published by the United States Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Washington

(Protected Species)

(1) Subject to limitations and conditions established by the commission, the owner, the owner's immediate family member, the owner's documented employee, or a tenant of real property may trap, consistent with RCW 77.15.194, or kill wildlife that is…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - West Virginia

(Protected Species)

(a)(1) The Legislature finds that ginseng trade must be controlled in order to protect the survival of wild ginseng as evidenced by its listing in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora...

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Wisconsin

(Protected Species)

(4) Prohibition. Except as provided in subs. (6r) and (7m) or as permitted by departmental rule or permit: (a) No person may take, transport, possess, process or sell within this state any wild animal specified by the department's endangered and…

Endangered Species - Protections and Prohibited Actions - Wyoming

(Protected Species)

Gray wolves shall be deemed removed from the list of experimental nonessential population, endangered species or threatened species in Wyoming upon final publication in the Federal Register by appropriate federal agencies removing the gray wolf from…

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - Alaska

(Protected Species)

The legislature recognizes that, due to growth and development, certain species or subspecies of fish and wildlife are now and may in the future be threatened with extinction...

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - American Samoa

(Protected Species)

Am. Samoa Code...

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - Arkansas

(Protected Species)

(a) The General Assembly declares that it is the public policy of the State of Arkansas to promote sound management, conservation, and public awareness of Arkansas' rich diversity of native plants and nongame animals...

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - California

(Protected Species)

The Legislature further finds and declares that it is the policy of the state to conserve, protect, restore, and enhance any endangered species or any threatened species and its habitat and that it is the intent of the Legislature, consistent with…

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - Colorado

(Protected Species)

The general assembly finds and declares that it is the policy of this state to manage all nongame wildlife, recognizing the private property rights of individual property owners, for human enjoyment and welfare, for scientific purposes...

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - Connecticut

(Protected Species)

There is established a program for the protection of endangered and threatened species. The commissioner may conduct investigations of wildlife and plants in order to develop information relating to population, distribution, habitat needs, limiting…

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - Delaware

(Protected Species)

The General Assembly finds and declares: (1) It is in the best interest of the State to preserve and enhance the diversity and abundance of nongame fish and wildlife, and to protect the habitat and natural areas...

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - Florida

(Protected Species)

1) Short title.--This section may be cited as the “Florida Endangered and Threatened Species Act.” (2) Declaration of policy.--The Legislature recognizes that the State of Florida harbors a wide diversity of fish and wildlife and that it is the…

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - Guam

(Protected Species)

It is declared to be the policy of the government of Guam that all departments and agencies shall seek to conserve Guam’s resident threatened and endangered species and that they shall utilize their authorities in furtherance of the purposes of this…

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - Hawaii

(Protected Species)

Since the discovery and settlement of the Hawaiian Islands by humans, many species of aquatic life, wildlife, and land plants that occurred naturally only in Hawaii have become extinct and many are threatened with extinction, primarily because of…

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - Illinois

(Protected Species)

§ 11. Conservation program(,) public policy(,) rules.-- (a) The Department, with the advice of the Board, shall actively plan and implement a program for the conservation of endangered and threatened species...

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - Iowa

(Protected Species)

The commission shall perform those acts necessary for the conservation, protection, restoration, and propagation of endangered and threatened species in cooperation with the federal government, pursuant to Pub. L. No. 93-205, and pursuant to rules…

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - Kentucky

(Protected Species)

The General Assembly finds and declares that it is the policy of the Commonwealth to recognize endangered and threatened species of plants for human enjoyment, for scientific purposes, and to ensure their perpetuation as viable components of their…

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - Louisiana

(Protected Species)

The Louisiana Legislature finds: A. That it is the policy of this state to conserve species of wildlife and native plants for human enjoyment, for scientific purposes, and to insure their perpetuation as viable components of this state's economic and…

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - Maine

(Protected Species)

The Legislature finds that various species of fish or wildlife have been and are in danger of being rendered extinct within the State of Maine, and that these species are of esthetic, ecological, educational, historical, recreational and scientific…

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - Maryland

(Protected Species)

Legislative findings (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) It is the policy of the State to conserve species of wildlife for human enjoyment, for scientific purposes, and to insure their perpetuation as viable components of their ecosystems(,)...

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - Michigan

(Protected Species)

The department shall perform those acts necessary for the conservation, protection, restoration, and propagation of endangered and threatened species of fish, wildlife, and plants in cooperation with the federal government, pursuant to the endangered…

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - Mississippi

(Protected Species)

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) That it is the policy of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to manage certain nongame wildlife for human enjoyment, for scientific purposes, and to insure their…

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - Montana

(Protected Species)

(1) The legislature, mindful of its constitutional obligations under Article II, section 3, and Article IX of the Montana constitution, has enacted The Nongame and Endangered Species Conservation Act. It is the legislature's intent that the…

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - Nebraska

(Protected Species)

The Legislature finds and declares: (1) That it is the policy of this state to conserve species of wildlife for human enjoyment, for scientific purposes, and to insure their perpetuation as viable components of their ecosystems(,)...

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - Nevada

(Protected Species)

1. The Legislature finds that: (a) The economic growth of the State of Nevada has been attended with some serious and unfortunate consequences. Nevada has experienced the extermination or extirpation of some of its native species of flora. Serious…

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - New Hampshire

(Protected Species)

The legislature finds and declares that: I. Species of wildlife normally occurring within this state which may be found to be in jeopardy should be accorded such protection as is necessary to maintain and enhance their numbers...

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - New Jersey

(Protected Species)

The Legislature hereby finds and declares the following: a. That it is the policy of this State to manage all forms of wildlife to insure their continued participation in the ecosystem(,)...

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - New Mexico

(Protected Species)

The legislature finds and declares that: A. species of wildlife indigenous to the state that may be found to be threatened or endangered should be managed to maintain and, to the extent possible, enhance their numbers within the carrying capacity of…

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - North Carolina

(Protected Species)

The General Assembly finds that the recreational needs of the people, the interests of science, and the economy of the State require that threatened and endangered species of plants and species of plants of special concern be protected and conserved,…

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - Pennsylvania

(Protected Species)

It is hereby determined and declared as a matter of legislative finding that there are numerous flora and fauna, including those rare or endangered, which are not commonly pursued, killed or consumed either for sport or profit, that such species are…

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - Puerto Rico

(Protected Species)

The protection of all wildlife and in particular the natural habitat of said species is hereby declared to be the public policy of the Government of Puerto Rico. All public agencies and instrumentalities shall consult the Department on any matter,…

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - Rhode Island

(Protected Species)

It is the policy of this state to contribute to the maintenance of a high quality environment within the state and elsewhere for the benefit of the safety...

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - Tennessee

(Protected Species)

The general assembly finds and declares that: (1) It is the policy of this state to manage certain nongame wildlife to ensure their perpetuation as members of ecosystems, for scientific purposes, and for human enjoyment(,)...

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - U.S. Virgin Islands

(Protected Species)

The purpose of this chapter is to protect, conserve, and manage indigenous fish, wildlife and plants, and endangered or threatened species for the ultimate benefit of all United States Virgin Islanders, now and in the future...

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - Utah

(Protected Species)

(1) Section 23-14-1 appoints the division as trustee and custodian of protected wildlife in the state...

Endangered Species - Statement of Policy - Wisconsin

(Protected Species)

(1) Purpose. The legislature finds that certain wild animals and wild plants are endangered or threatened and are entitled to preservation and protection as a matter of general state concern. The federal endangered species act of 1973...

Reptiles & Amphibians - Enforcement and Penalties - Delaware

(Protected Species)

Whoever violates this chapter shall for each offense be fined not more than $500, imprisoned not more than 30 days, or both. Justices of the peace shall have jurisdiction over offenses under this chapter...

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