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National Invasive Species Information Center
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Invasive Species Resources

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A Brief Guide to Kentucky's Non-Native, Invasive Species, Common Weeds, and Other Unwanted Plants (PDF | 4.7 MB)
Louisville Water Company.
Fish Dangerous to Indigenous Fish Populations - 6 CRR-NY 180.9
New York Codes, Rules, and Regulations.
Invasive Landscape Plants
Virginia Native Plant Society.
Invasive Species Regulations: Regulated and Prohibited Invasive Species
New York Department of Environmental Conservation.
A regulation was adopted in 2014 that prohibits or regulates the possession, transport, importation, sale, purchase and introduction of select invasive species. The purpose of this regulation is to help control invasive species, a form of biological pollution, by reducing the introduction of new and spread of existing populations.
Kentucky Invasive Exotic Plant List
Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council.
Kentucky Noxious Weed Seeds
University of Kentucky. College of Agriculture. Division of Regulatory Services.
Montana Noxious Weed List (Jun 2019) (PDF | 142 KB)
Montana Department of Agriculture.
See also: Noxious Weeds for more resources
Montana's Species of Interest

Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks.

Includes lists of exotic controlled species, noncontrolled species, and prohibited species.

New Mexico Noxious Weed List Update (Oct 19, 2016) (PDF | 764 KB)

New Mexico Department of Agriculture.

The Director of the New Mexico Department of Agriculture has selected the following plant species to be targeted as noxious weeds for control or eradication pursuant to the Noxious Weed Management Act of 1998 (updated from 2009). This list does not include every plant species with the potential to negatively affect the state's environment or economy.
See also: Noxious Weed Information for more resources.
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Species - 4VAC15-20-210
Virginia Administrative Code.
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Species Definition §29.1-571
Code of Virginia.
Noxious Weed Seeds - 2VAC5-390-20
Virginia Administrative Code.
Noxious Weed Seeds of New York (PDF | 29 KB)
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station.
Nuisance Species Designated - 4VAC15-20-160
Virginia Administrative Code.
Prohibited Exotic Wildlife
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.
Regulated Nonnative (Exotic) Animals - 4VAC15-30-40
Virginia Administrative Code.
Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 Noxious Weeds - 2VAC5-317-20
Virginia Administrative Code.
Virginia Invasive Plant Species List
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Division of Natural Heritage.