1. (a) General. The species of fish, amphibians, reptiles and invertebrates listed in subsections (b)—(d) are classified as threatened. The catching, taking, killing, possessing, importing to or exporting from this Commonwealth, selling, offering for sale or purchasing, of any individual of these species, alive or dead, or any part thereof, without a special permit from the Executive Director is prohibited.

2. (b) Fish. The following species are threatened:

   1. (1) Bigmouth shiner, Notropis dorsalis.
   2. (2) Southern redbelly dace, Chrosomus erythrogaster.
   3. (3) Spotted sucker, Minytrema melanops.
   4. (4) Brindled madtom, Noturus miurus.
   5. (5) Chesapeake Logperch, Percina bimaculata.

3. (c) Amphibians and reptiles. The following species are threatened:

   1. (1) Green Salamander, Aneides aeneus.
   2. (2) Northern Red-bellied Cooter, Pseudemys rubriventris.
   3. (3) Eastern Spadefoot Toad, Scaphiopus holbrookii.

4. (d) Invertebrates. The following species are threatened:

   1. (1) Sheepnose mussel, Plethobasus cyphyus.
   2. (2) Longsolid, Fusconaia subrotunda.

Authority

The provisions of this § 75.2 amended under 30 Pa.C.S. § § 2102, 2305 and 2307; and section 506 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 186).

Source

The provisions of this § 75.2 adopted February 8, 1991, effective February 9, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 498; amended November 7, 1997, effective November 8, 1997, 27 Pa.B. 5779; amended September 17, 1999, effective September 18, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 4869; amended September 9, 2005, effective September 10, 2005, 35 Pa.B. 5010; amended March 6, 2009, effective March 7, 2009, 39 Pa.B. 1202; amended July 10, 2009, effective July 11, 2009, 39 Pa.B. 3442; amended March 19, 2010, effective March 20, 2010, 40 Pa.B. 1500; amended July 2, 2010, effective July 3, 2010, 40 Pa.B. 3664; amended December 21, 2012, effective December 22, 2012, 42 Pa.B. 7684; amended December 6, 2013, effective December 7, 2013, 43 Pa.B. 7085; amended July 17, 2015, effective July 18, 2015, 45 Pa.B. 3841; amended September 2, 2016, effective September 3, 2016, 46 Pa.B. 5731; amended September 20, 2019, effective September 21, 2019, 49 Pa.B. 5450; amended March 1, 2024, effective March 2, 2024, 54 Pa.B. 1054. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (397769).

Cross References

This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 128.102 (relating to protected designated areas).