New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Chapter V - RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Subchapter C - Invasive Species
Part 575
Section 575.3 - Prohibited invasive species
Universal Citation: 575.3 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 575.3
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(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 taxifolia | Killer Green Algae |
| (ii) Didymosphenia geminata | Didymo |
| (iii) Prymnesium parvum | Golden Algae |
(2)
Plants. The following plant invasive species are prohibited:
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
| (i) Acer pseudoplatanus | Sycamore Maple |
| (ii) Achyranthes japonica | Japanese Chaff Flower |
| (iii) Alliaria petiolata | Garlic Mustard |
| (iv) Ampelopsis brevipedunculata | Porcelain Berry |
| (v) Anthriscus sylvestris | Wild Chervil |
| (vi) Aralia elata | Japanese Angelica Tree |
| (vii) Artemisia vulgaris | Mugwort |
| (viii) Arthraxon hispidus | Small Carpet Grass |
| (ix) Berberis thunbergii | Japanese Barberry |
| (x) Brachypodium sylvaticum | Slender False Brome |
| (xi) Cabomba caroliniana | Fanwort |
| (xii) Cardamine impatiens | Narrowleaf Bittercress |
| (xiii) Celastrus orbiculatus | Oriental 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 laciniatus | Cut-leaf Teasel |
| (xx) Egeria densa | Brazilian Waterweed |
| (xxi) Elaeagnus umbellata | Autumn Olive |
| (xxii) Euphorbia cyparissias | Cypress Spurge |
| (xxiii) Euphorbia esula | Leafy Spurge |
| (xxiv) Ficaria verna (Ranunculus ficaria) | Lesser Celandine |
| (xxv) Frangula alnus (Rhamnus frangula) | Smooth Buckthorn |
| (xxvi) Glyceria maxima | Reed Manna Grass |
| (xxvii) Heracleum mantegazzianum | Giant Hogweed |
| (xxviii) Humulus japonicus | Japanese Hops |
| (xxix) Hydrilla verticillata | Hydrilla, Water Thyme |
| (xxx) Hydrocharis morus-ranae | European Frogbit |
| (xxxi) Imperata cylindrica (I. arundinacea, Lagurus cylindricus) | Cogon Grass |
| (xxxii) Iris pseudacorus | Yellow Iris |
| (xxxiii) Lepidium latifolium | Broad-leaved Pepper-grass |
| (xxxiv) Lespedeza cuneata | Chinese Lespedeza |
| (xxxv) Ligustrum obtusifolium | Border Privet |
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
| (xxxvi) Lonicera japonica | Japanese Honeysuckle |
| (xxxvii) Lonicera maackii | Amur Honeysuckle |
| (xxxviii) Lonicera morrowii | Morrow's Honeysuckle |
| (xxxix) Lonicera tatarica | Tartarian Honeysuckle |
| (xl) Lonicera x bella | Fly Honeysuckle |
| (xli) Ludwigia hexapetala (L. grandiflora) | Uruguayan Primrose Willow |
| (xlii) Ludwigia peploides | Floating Primrose Willow |
| (xliii) Lysimachia vulgaris | Garden Loosestrife |
| (xliv) Lythrum salicaria | Purple Loosestrife |
| (xlv) Microstegium vimineum | Japanese Stilt Grass |
| (xlvi) Murdannia keisak | Marsh Dewflower |
| (xlvii) Myriophyllum aquaticum | Parrot-feather |
| (xlviii) Myriophyllum heterophyllum | Broadleaf Water-milfoil |
| (xlix) Myriophyllum heterophyllum x M. laxum | Broadleaf Water-milfoil Hybrid |
| (l) Myriophyllum spicatum | Eurasian Water-milfoil |
| (li) Nymphoides peltata | Yellow Floating Heart |
| (lii) Oplismenus hirtellus | Wavyleaf Basketgrass |
| (liii) Persicaria perfoliata (Polygonum perfoliatum) | Mile-a-minute Weed |
| (liv) Phellodendron amurense | Amur Cork Tree |
| (lv) Phragmites australis | Common Reed Grass |
| (lvi) Phyllostachys aurea | Golden Bamboo |
| (lvii) Phyllostachys aureosulcata | Yellow Groove Bamboo |
| (lviii) Potamogeton crispus | Curly Pondweed |
| (lix) Pueraria montana | Kudzu |
| (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 cathartica | Common Buckthorn |
| (lxiv) Rosa multiflora | Multiflora Rose |
| (lxv) Rubus phoenicolasius | Wineberry |
| (lxvi) Salix atrocinerea | Gray Florist's Willow |
| (lxvii) Silphium perfoliatum | Cup-plant |
| (lxviii) Trapa natans | Water Chestnut |
| (lxix) Vitex rotundifolia | Beach Vitex |
(3)
Fish. The following fish invasive species are prohibited:
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
| (i) Channa argus | Northern Snakehead |
| (ii) Channa marulius | Bullseye Snakehead |
| (iii) Channa micropeltes | Giant Snakehead |
| (iv) Clarias batrachus | Walking Catfish |
| (v) Gambusia affinis | Western Mosquitofish |
| (vi) Gambusia holbrooki | Eastern Mosquitofish |
| (vii) Hypophthalmichthys harmandi | Largescale Silver Carp |
| (viii) Hypophthalmichthys molitrix | Silver Carp |
| (ix) Hypophthalmichthys nobilis | Bighead Carp |
| (x) Misgurnus anguillicaudatus | Oriental Weatherfish |
| (xi) Mylopharyngodon piceus | Black Carp |
| (xii) Neogobius melanostomus | Round Goby |
| (xiii) Petromyzon marinus | Sea Lamprey |
| (xiv) Proterorhinus semilunaris (P. marmoratus) | Tubenose Goby |
| (xv) Tinca tinca | Tench |
(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 japonica | Japanese Mystery Snail |
| (iii) Bithynia tentaculata | Faucet Snail |
| (iv) Bythotrephes longimanus (B. cederstroemi) | Spiny Water Flea |
| (v) Cercopagis pengoi | Fishhook Water Flea |
| (vi) Corbicula fluminea | Asian Clam |
| (vii) Crassostrea ariakensis | Suminoe Oyster |
| (viii) Didemnum spp. | Carpet Tunicate |
| (ix) Dreissena polymorpha | Zebra Mussel |
| (x) Dreissena rostriformis bugensis | Quagga Mussel |
| (xi) Eriocheir sinensis | Chinese Mitten Crab |
| (xii) Hemigrapsus sanguineus | Asian Shore Crab |
| (xiii) Hemimysis anomala | Bloody Red Shrimp |
| (xiv) Orconectes rusticus | Rusty Crayfish |
| (xv) Potamopyrgus antipodarum | New Zealand Mud Snail |
| (xvi) Rapana venosa | Veined Rapa Whelk |
| (xvii) Styela plicata | Asian Sea Squirt |
(5)
Terrestrial invertebrates. The following terrestrial invertebrate invasive
species are prohibited:
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
| (i) Achatina achatina | Giant Ghana Snail |
| (ii) Achatina fulica (Lissachatina fulica) | Giant African Land Snail |
| (iii) Adelges tsugae | Hemlock Woolly Adelgid |
| (iv) Agrilus planipennis | Emerald Ash Borer |
| (v) Amynthas spp. | Asian Earthworms |
| (vi) Anoplophora glabripennis | Asian Longhorned Beetle |
| (vii) Apis mellifera scutellata x A. mellifera ligustica/ A. mellifera iberiensis | Africanized Honey Bee |
| (viii) Archachatina marginata | Giant West African Snail |
| (ix) Cryptococcus fagisuga | Beech Scale |
| (x) Lymantria dispar | Asian and European Gypsy Moth |
| (xi) Monochamus alternatus | Japanese Pine Sawyer |
| (xii) Pityophthorus juglandis | Walnut Twig Beetle |
| (xiii) Sirex noctilio | Sirex Woodwasp |
(6)
Terrestrial and aquatic vertebrates. The following terrestrial and aquatic
vertebrate invasive species are prohibited:
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
| (i) Cygnus olor | Mute Swan |
| (ii) Lepus europaeus | European Hare |
| (iii) Myocastor coypus | Nutria |
| (iv) Nyctereutes procyonoides | Asian 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 areolatum | Sirex Wasp Fungus |
| (ii) Geomyces destructans | White-nose Syndrome |
| (iii) Geosmithia morbida | Thousand Canker Disease |
| (iv) Phytophthora ramorum | Sudden 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 thunbergii | Japanese 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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