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  • Florida FWC Approves Rule Changes to Help Protect Florida from 16 High-Risk Invasive Reptiles

    • Feb 25, 2021

    • Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

    • At its February 2021 meeting, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved staff recommendations to create new rules to address the importation, breeding and possession of high-risk invasive reptiles. The approved rule changes to Chapter 68-5, F.A.C. specifically address Burmese pythons, Argentine black and white tegus, green iguanas and 13 other high-risk nonnative snakes and lizards that pose a threat to Florida’s ecology, economy, and human health and safety. For more information, see New Rules for Invasive Nonnative Reptiles.

  • Florida Noxious Weed List - Rule 5B-57.007

    • Florida Administrative Code.

  • Frequently Asked Questions: Ballast Water

    • Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.

  • Governor Hickenlooper Signs Mussel-Free Colorado Act Into Law

    • Apr 25, 2018

    • Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

    • On Tuesday, April 24, Gov. John Hickenlooper signed the Mussel-Free Colorado Act into law in a short ceremony at the Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver. The new law provides a stable funding source of $2.4 million for Colorado Parks and Wildlife's Aquatic Nuisance Species Program for 2019 and beyond.

  • Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Quarantine

    • Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. Forestry Division.

  • Horticulture Program - Invasive Plants

    • Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.

  • Illegal Aquatic Plants

    • South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Aquatic Nuisance Species Program.

  • Importation of Plants, Insects, Microorganisms and Non-Domestic Animals

    • Hawaii Department of Agriculture.

  • Importation, Possession, Confinement, Transportation and Sale of Nonnative Wildlife

    • Oregon Administrative Rules.

    • Scroll to view: Prohibited Species (635-056-0050)

  • Importing Plants - Plant Quarantines

    • Maine Department of Agriculture. Division of Plant Industry.

  • Indiana Terrestrial Plant Rule

    • Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

    • The Indiana Terrestrial Plant Rule (312 IAC 18-3-25) designates 44 species of plants as invasive pests. This rule makes it illegal to sell, gift, barter, exchange, distribute, transport, or introduce these plants in the State of Indiana. This rule goes into effect in two stages. As of April 18, 2019, it is illegal to introduce plant species on this list not already found in Indiana. Plant species already in trade will be prohibited from sale one year later (April 18, 2020).

  • Invasive Mussels

    • Utah Department of Natural Resources. Division of Wildlife Resources.

  • Invasive Plants (Ohio)

    • Ohio Department of Agriculture.

    • Provides information for plants are designated as invasive in Ohio. No person shall sell, offer for sale, propagate, distribute, import or intentionally cause the dissemination of any invasive plant in Ohio. The invasive plants are first designated by the plant's botanical name and then by the plant's common name.

  • Invasive Plants and Agricultural Pest Management

    • Alaska Department of Natural Resources. Division of Agriculture.

    • The Alaska Invasive Plant Program coordinates prevention, outreach and management strategies for invasive plant issues through collaboration with land managers, agencies, organizations and policy makers across Alaska. These efforts are guided by the implementation of our Strategic Plan and relevant noxious weed regulations and policies. Our goal is to help keep Alaska's pristine landscapes and natural resources free from impacts of noxious and invasive plants.

  • Invasive Species - Agr 3800

    • New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules.

  • Invasive Species - Aquatic Plants

    • Idaho Department of Agriculture.

    • Includes Statewide EDRR List, Statewide Control List, and Statewide Containment List

  • Invasive Species - Terrestrial Plants

    • Idaho Department of Agriculture.

    • Includes Statewide EDRR List, Statewide Control List, and Statewide Containment List

  • Invasive Species and Parasites

    • New Hampshire Fish and Game Department.

  • Invasive Species Boat Stickers

    • Idaho Department of Fish and Game.

    • Anyone who will launch a boat in Idaho waters must buy an Idaho Invasive Species Fund sticker from Idaho Parks and Recreation, The fees generated from the sale of these stickers will fund vessel inspections, washing stations, and informational materials that will help Idaho prevent the introduction of aquatic invasive species, such as quagga mussels.

  • Invasive Species Regulations

    • 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.