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

Provides access to all site resources, with the option to search by species common and scientific names. Resources can be filtered by Subject, Resource Type, Location, or Source.

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2 CCR 405-8: Aquatic Nuisance Species (PDF | 325 KB)
Code of Colorado Regulations.
Advisory List of Invasive Aquatic Species (Oct 10, 2002) (PDF | 46 KB)
Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
Aquatic Invasive Species Documented in Rhode Island Freshwaters (PDF | 2.1 MB)
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.
Chesapeake Bay Introduced Species Database
Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Marine Invasions Research Lab. National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS).
Common Aquatic Invasive Species of NY

New York Department of Environmental Conservation.

Don't Domesticate
Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
Explains state laws and regulations governing wildlife as pets, including what's legal and what's illegal to own, and why.
Examples of Invasive Species in Hawaii
Hawaii Invasive Species Council.
Fish Dangerous to Indigenous Fish Populations - 6 CRR-NY 180.9
New York Codes, Rules, and Regulations.
Hawaii's Most Invasive Horticultural Plants (May 2001)
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources. Division of Forestry and Wildlife.
Horticulture Program - Invasive Plants

Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.

Importation of Plants, Insects, Microorganisms and Non-Domestic Animals
Hawaii Department of Agriculture.
Importing Plants - Plant Quarantines

Maine Department of Agriculture. Division of Plant Industry.

Invasive Species Lists
Rhode Island Natural History Survey.
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.
Invasive, Prohibited and Exotic Species
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
List of Prohibited Animals §4-71-6 (Nov 2006) (PDF | 73 KB)
Hawaii Department of Agriculture.
Maine Advisory List of Invasive Plants - 2019

Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry. Maine Natural Areas Program.

See also: Official 2019 Endorsement of the Advisory List of Invasive Plants (PDF | 711 KB) by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.

Noxious and Invasive Plant List - 4 TAC §19.300(a)
Texas Administrative Code.
Noxious Weed Seeds of New York (PDF | 29 KB)
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station.
Noxious Weeds

Colorado Department of Agriculture. Conservation Services Division.