Illinois Administrative Code
Title 17 - CONSERVATION
Part 1050 - ILLINOIS LIST OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED FLORA
Section 1050.25 - Criteria Used For Listing
Universal Citation: 17 IL Admin Code ยง 1050.25
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) A species shall be included on the Official List when one or more of the following criteria exists:
1) Species or
subspecies designated as federally endangered or threatened.
2) Species proposed for Federal Endangered or
Threatened status that occur in Illinois.
3) Species that formerly were widespread in
Illinois but have been nearly extirpated from the State due to habitat
destruction, collecting, or other pressures resulting from the development of
Illinois.
4) Species that exhibit
very restricted geographic ranges of which Illinois is a part.
5) Species that exhibit restricted habitats
or low populations in Illinois.
6)
Species that are significant disjuncts in Illinois, i.e., the Illinois
population is far removed from the rest of the species' range.
b) A species will be removed from the Official List if it no longer fulfills one or more of the criteria in subsection (a), except for a species that no longer fulfills the criteria because it no longer grows in Illinois. The determination will be made pursuant to Section 7 of the Endangered Species Protection Act [520 ILCS 10/7 ].
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