6 CRR-NY 575.3NY-CRR

OFFICIAL COMPILATION OF CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
TITLE 6. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
CHAPTER V. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER C. INVASIVE SPECIES
PART 575. PROHIBITED AND REGULATED INVASIVE SPECIES
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575.3 Prohibited invasive species.
(a) Prohibited invasive species are identified in this section by scientific and common names and by specific categories of species.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by this Part, no person shall knowingly possess with the intent to sell, import, purchase, transport, or introduce any prohibited invasive species.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by this Part, no person shall sell, import, purchase, transport, introduce or propagate any prohibited invasive species.
(d) Identification of prohibited species.
(1) Algae and cyanobacteria. The following algae and cyanobacteria invasive species are prohibited:
Scientific Name Common Name
(i) Caulerpa taxifoliaKiller Green Algae
(ii) Didymosphenia geminataDidymo
(iii) Prymnesium parvumGolden Algae
(2) Plants. The following plant invasive species are prohibited:
Scientific Name Common Name
(i) Acer pseudoplatanusSycamore Maple
(ii) Achyranthes japonicaJapanese Chaff Flower
(iii) Alliaria petiolataGarlic Mustard
(iv) Ampelopsis brevipedunculata Porcelain Berry
(v) Anthriscus sylvestrisWild Chervil
(vi) Aralia elataJapanese Angelica Tree
(vii) Artemisia vulgarisMugwort
(viii) Arthraxon hispidusSmall Carpet Grass
(ix) Berberis thunbergiiJapanese Barberry
(x) Brachypodium sylvaticumSlender False Brome
(xi) Cabomba carolinianaFanwort
(xii) Cardamine impatiensNarrowleaf Bittercress
(xiii) Celastrus orbiculatusOriental Bittersweet
(xiv) Centaurea stoebe (C. biebersteinii, C. diffusa, C. maculosa misapplied, C. xpsammogena)Spotted Knapweed
(xv) Cirsium arvense (C. setosum, C. incanum, Serratula arvensis)Canada Thistle
(xvi) Cynanchum louiseae (C. nigrum, Vincetoxicum nigrum)Black Swallow-wort
(xvii) Cynanchum rossicum (C. medium, Vincetoxicum medium, V. rossicum)Pale Swallow-wort
(xviii) Dioscorea polystachya (D. batatas)Chinese Yam
(xix) Dipsacus laciniatusCut-leaf Teasel
(xx) Egeria densaBrazilian Waterweed
(xxi) Elaeagnus umbellataAutumn Olive
(xxii) Euphorbia cyparissiasCypress Spurge
(xxiii) Euphorbia esulaLeafy Spurge
(xxiv) Ficaria verna (Ranunculus ficaria)Lesser Celandine
(xxv) Frangula alnus (Rhamnus frangula) Smooth Buckthorn
(xxvi) Glyceria maximaReed Manna Grass
(xxvii) Heracleum mantegazzianumGiant Hogweed
(xxviii) Humulus japonicusJapanese Hops
(xxix) Hydrilla verticillataHydrilla, Water Thyme
(xxx) Hydrocharis morus-ranaeEuropean Frogbit
(xxxi) Imperata cylindrica (I. arundinacea, Lagurus cylindricus)Cogon Grass
(xxxii) Iris pseudacorusYellow Iris
(xxxiii) Lepidium latifoliumBroad-leaved Pepper-grass
(xxxiv) Lespedeza cuneataChinese Lespedeza
(xxxv) Ligustrum obtusifoliumBorder Privet
Scientific Name Common Name
(xxxvi) Lonicera japonicaJapanese Honeysuckle
(xxxvii) Lonicera maackiiAmur Honeysuckle
(xxxviii) Lonicera morrowiiMorrow's Honeysuckle
(xxxix) Lonicera tataricaTartarian Honeysuckle
(xl) Lonicera x bellaFly Honeysuckle
(xli) Ludwigia hexapetala (L. grandiflora)Uruguayan Primrose Willow
(xlii) Ludwigia peploidesFloating Primrose Willow
(xliii) Lysimachia vulgarisGarden Loosestrife
(xliv) Lythrum salicariaPurple Loosestrife
(xlv) Microstegium vimineumJapanese Stilt Grass
(xlvi) Murdannia keisakMarsh Dewflower
(xlvii) Myriophyllum aquaticumParrot-feather
(xlviii) Myriophyllum heterophyllumBroadleaf Water-milfoil
(xlix) Myriophyllum heterophyllum x M. laxumBroadleaf Water-milfoil Hybrid
(l) Myriophyllum spicatumEurasian Water-milfoil
(li) Nymphoides peltataYellow Floating Heart
(lii) Oplismenus hirtellusWavyleaf Basketgrass
(liii) Persicaria perfoliata (Polygonum perfoliatum)Mile-a-minute Weed
(liv) Phellodendron amurenseAmur Cork Tree
(lv) Phragmites australisCommon Reed Grass
(lvi) Phyllostachys aureaGolden Bamboo
(lvii) Phyllostachys aureosulcataYellow Groove Bamboo
(lviii) Potamogeton crispusCurly Pondweed
(lix) Pueraria montanaKudzu
(lx) Reynoutria japonica (Fallopia japonica, Polygonum cuspidatum)Japanese Knotweed
(lxi) Reynoutria sachalinensis (Fallopia sachalinensis, Polygonum sachalinensis) Giant Knotweed
(lxii) Reynoutria x bohemica (Fallopia x bohemica, Polygonum x bohemica) Bohemian Knotweed
(lxiii) Rhamnus catharticaCommon Buckthorn
(lxiv) Rosa multifloraMultiflora Rose
(lxv) Rubus phoenicolasiusWineberry
(lxvi) Salix atrocinereaGray Florist's Willow
(lxvii) Silphium perfoliatumCup-plant
(lxviii) Trapa natansWater Chestnut
(lxix) Vitex rotundifoliaBeach Vitex
(3) Fish. The following fish invasive species are prohibited:
Scientific Name Common Name
(i) Channa argusNorthern Snakehead
(ii) Channa maruliusBullseye Snakehead
(iii) Channa micropeltesGiant Snakehead
(iv) Clarias batrachusWalking Catfish
(v) Gambusia affinisWestern Mosquitofish
(vi) Gambusia holbrookiEastern Mosquitofish
(vii) Hypophthalmichthys harmandiLargescale Silver Carp
(viii) Hypophthalmichthys molitrixSilver Carp
(ix) Hypophthalmichthys nobilisBighead Carp
(x) Misgurnus anguillicaudatusOriental Weatherfish
(xi) Mylopharyngodon piceusBlack Carp
(xii) Neogobius melanostomusRound Goby
(xiii) Petromyzon marinusSea Lamprey
(xiv) Proterorhinus semilunaris (P. marmoratus) Tubenose Goby
(xv) Tinca tincaTench
(4) Aquatic invertebrates. The following aquatic invertebrate invasive species are prohibited:
Scientific Name Common Name
(i) Bellamya chinensis (Cipangopaludina chinensis)Chinese Mystery Snail
(ii) Bellamya japonicaJapanese Mystery Snail
(iii) Bithynia tentaculataFaucet Snail
(iv) Bythotrephes longimanus (B. cederstroemi)Spiny Water Flea
(v) Cercopagis pengoiFishhook Water Flea
(vi) Corbicula flumineaAsian Clam
(vii) Crassostrea ariakensisSuminoe Oyster
(viii) Didemnum spp.Carpet Tunicate
(ix) Dreissena polymorphaZebra Mussel
(x) Dreissena rostriformis bugensisQuagga Mussel
(xi) Eriocheir sinensisChinese Mitten Crab
(xii) Hemigrapsus sanguineusAsian Shore Crab
(xiii) Hemimysis anomalaBloody Red Shrimp
(xiv) Orconectes rusticusRusty Crayfish
(xv) Potamopyrgus antipodarumNew Zealand Mud Snail
(xvi) Rapana venosaVeined Rapa Whelk
(xvii) Styela plicataAsian Sea Squirt
(5) Terrestrial invertebrates. The following terrestrial invertebrate invasive species are prohibited:
Scientific Name Common Name
(i) Achatina achatinaGiant Ghana Snail
(ii) Achatina fulica (Lissachatina fulica)Giant African Land Snail
(iii) Adelges tsugaeHemlock Woolly Adelgid
(iv) Agrilus planipennisEmerald Ash Borer
(v) Amynthas spp.Asian Earthworms
(vi) Anoplophora glabripennisAsian Longhorned Beetle
(vii) Apis mellifera scutellata x A. mellifera ligustica/ A. mellifera iberiensisAfricanized Honey Bee
(viii) Archachatina marginataGiant West African Snail
(ix) Cryptococcus fagisugaBeech Scale
(x) Lymantria disparAsian and European Gypsy Moth
(xi) Monochamus alternatusJapanese Pine Sawyer
(xii) Pityophthorus juglandisWalnut Twig Beetle
(xiii) Sirex noctilioSirex Woodwasp
(6) Terrestrial and aquatic vertebrates. The following terrestrial and aquatic vertebrate invasive species are prohibited:
Scientific Name Common Name
(i) Cygnus olorMute Swan
(ii) Lepus europaeusEuropean Hare
(iii) Myocastor coypusNutria
(iv) Nyctereutes procyonoidesAsian Raccoon Dog
(v) Sus scrofa (excluding Sus scrofa domestica)Eurasian Boar
(7) Fungi. The following fungi invasive species are prohibited:
Scientific Name Common Name
(i) Amylostereum areolatumSirex Wasp Fungus
(ii) Geomyces destructansWhite-nose Syndrome
(iii) Geosmithia morbidaThousand Canker Disease
(iv) Phytophthora ramorumSudden Oak Death
(e) Prohibited invasive species shall only be disposed of in a manner that renders them nonliving and nonviable.
(f) A person may possess, sell, purchase, transport or introduce for a maximum of one year following the effective date of this Part, the prohibited invasive species listed below:
Scientific Name Common Name
(1) Berberis thunbergiiJapanese Barberry
(g) A person may possess, sell, offer for sale, distribute, transport, or otherwise market or trade live Eurasian boars (Sus scrofa) until September 1, 2015. No person shall knowingly import, propagate or introduce Eurasian boars into a free-living state.
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Current through June 30, 2022
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