New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Chapter V - RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Subchapter C - Invasive Species
Part 575
Section 575.1 - Purpose, scope and applicability
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) The purpose of this Part is to establish procedures to identify and classify invasive species and to establish a permit system to restrict the sale, purchase, possession, propagation, introduction, importation, and transport of invasive species in New York, as part of the Department of Environmental Conservation's statewide invasive species management program, as required by Environmental Conservation Law sections 9-1709 and 71-0703.
(b) The regulations set forth in this Part may be complemented by provisions found in Titles 1 and 6 of the New York Code of Rules and Regulations and local laws or regulations that are designed to restrict the sale, purchase, possession, propagation, introduction, importation, transport and disposal of specific invasive species in New York. These existing regulations apply, unless in conflict, superseded or expressly stated otherwise in this Part.