TITLE 4. CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
REGISTRAR'S NOTICE: The
Board of Game and Inland Fisheries is claiming an exemption from the
Administrative Process Act pursuant to § 2.2-4002 A 3 of the Code of Virginia
when promulgating regulations regarding the management of wildlife.
Title of Regulation: 4VAC15-20. Definitions and
Miscellaneous: In General (amending 4VAC15-20-130).
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502
of the Code of Virginia.
Public Hearing Information:
August 18, 2016 - 9 a.m. - Department of Game and Inland
Fisheries, 7870 Villa Park Drive, Suite 400, Henrico, VA 23228
Public Comment Deadline: August 6, 2016.
Agency Contact: Phil Smith, Regulatory Coordinator,
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, 7870 Villa Park Drive, Suite 400,
Henrico, VA 23228, telephone (804) 367-8341, or email
phil.smith@dgif.virginia.gov.
Summary:
The proposed amendments (i) update the date reference to
the federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife species and (ii) remove
the Big Sandy crayfish from the Virginia List of Endangered and Threatened
Species to reflect its status in Virginia more accurately.
4VAC15-20-130. Endangered and threatened species; adoption of
federal list; additional species enumerated.
A. The board hereby adopts the Federal Endangered and
Threatened Species List, Endangered Species Act of December 28, 1973 (16 USC
§§ 1531-1543), as amended as of December 23, 2015 June 7,
2016, and declares all species listed thereon to be endangered or
threatened species in the Commonwealth. Pursuant to subdivision 12 of §
29.1-103 of the Code of Virginia, the director of the department is hereby
delegated authority to propose adoption of modifications and amendments to the
Federal Endangered and Threatened Species List in accordance with the
procedures of §§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.
B. In addition to the provisions of subsection A of this
section, the following species are declared endangered or threatened in this
Commonwealth, and are afforded the protection provided by Article 6
(§ 29.1-563 et seq.) of Chapter 5 of Title 29.1 of the Code of Virginia:
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1. Fish:
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Endangered
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Dace, Tennessee
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Phoxinus tennesseensis
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Darter, sharphead
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Etheostoma acuticeps
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Darter, variegate
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Etheostoma variatum
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Sunfish, blackbanded
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Enneacanthus chaetodon
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Threatened:
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Darter, Carolina
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Etheostoma collis
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Darter, golden
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Etheostoma denoncourti
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Darter, greenfin
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Etheostoma chlorobranchium
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Darter, sickle
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Percina willliamsi
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Darter, western sand
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Ammocrypta clara
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Madtom, orangefin
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Noturus gilberti
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Paddlefish
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Polyodon spathula
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Shiner, emerald
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Notropis atherinoides
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Shiner, steelcolor
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Cyprinella whipplei
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Shiner, whitemouth
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Notropis alborus
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2. Amphibians:
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Endangered:
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Salamander, eastern tiger
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Ambystoma tigrinum
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Threatened:
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Salamander, Mabee's
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Ambystoma mabeei
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Treefrog, barking
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Hyla gratiosa
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3. Reptiles:
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Endangered:
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Rattlesnake, canebrake (Coastal Plain population of timber
rattlesnake)
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Crotalus horridus
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Turtle, bog
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Glyptemys muhlenbergii
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Turtle, eastern chicken
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Deirochelys reticularia reticularia
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Threatened:
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Lizard, eastern glass
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Ophisaurus ventralis
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Turtle, wood
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Glyptemys insculpta
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4. Birds:
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Endangered:
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Plover, Wilson's
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Charadrius wilsonia
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Rail, black
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Laterallus jamaicensis
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Wren, Bewick's
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Thryomanes bewickii bewickii
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Threatened:
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Falcon, peregrine
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Falco peregrinus
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Shrike, loggerhead
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Lanius ludovicianus
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Sparrow, Bachman's
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Aimophila aestivalis
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Sparrow, Henslow's
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Ammodramus henslowii
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Tern, gull-billed
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Sterna nilotica
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5. Mammals:
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Endangered:
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Bat, Rafinesque's eastern big-eared
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Corynorhinus rafinesquii macrotis
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Bat, little brown
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Myotis lucifugus
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Bat, tri-colored
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Perimyotis subflavus
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Hare, snowshoe
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Lepus americanus
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Shrew, American water
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Sorex palustris
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Vole, rock
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Microtus chrotorrhinus
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6. Mollusks:
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Endangered:
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Coil, rubble
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Helicodiscus lirellus
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Coil, shaggy
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Helicodiscus diadema
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Deertoe
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Truncilla truncata
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Elephantear
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Elliptio crassidens
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Elimia, spider
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Elimia arachnoidea
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Floater, brook
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Alasmidonta varicosa
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Ghostsnail, thankless
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Holsingeria unthanksensis
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Heelsplitter, Tennessee
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Lasmigona holstonia
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Lilliput, purple
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Toxolasma lividus
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Mussel, slippershell
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Alasmidonta viridis
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Pigtoe, Ohio
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Pleurobema cordatum
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Pigtoe, pyramid
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Pleurobema rubrum
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Springsnail, Appalachian
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Fontigens bottimeri
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Springsnail (no common name)
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Fontigens morrisoni
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Supercoil, spirit
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Paravitrea hera
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Threatened:
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Floater, green
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Lasmigona subviridis
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Papershell, fragile
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Leptodea fragilis
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Pigtoe, Atlantic
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Fusconaiamasoni
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Pimpleback
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Quadrula pustulosa pustulosa
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Pistolgrip
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Tritogonia verrucosa
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Riversnail, spiny
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Iofluvialis
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Sandshell, black
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Ligumia recta
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Supercoil, brown
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Paravitrea septadens
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7. Arthropods:
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Threatened:
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Amphipod, Madison Cave
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Stygobromus stegerorum
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Pseudotremia, Ellett Valley
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Pseudotremia cavernarum
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Xystodesmid, Laurel Creek
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Sigmoria whiteheadi
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8. Crustaceans:
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Endangered:
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Crayfish, Big Sandy
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Cambarus veteranus
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C. It shall be unlawful to take, transport, process, sell, or
offer for sale within the Commonwealth any threatened or endangered species of
fish or wildlife except as authorized by law.
VA.R. Doc. No. R16-4802; Filed July 6, 2016, 7:41 a.m.