Species classified as aquatic invasive species in the state are as follows;

1. (1) Fish:

   1. (a) Bighead carp, Hypophthalmichthys nobilis;
   2. (b) Black carp, Mylopharyngodon piceus;
   3. (c) Common carp, Cyprinus carpio;
   4. (d) Grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella;
   5. (e) Prussian carp, Carassisus gibelio;
   6. (f) Round goby, Neogobius melanostomus;
   7. (g) Rudd, Scardinius erythrophthalmus;
   8. (h) Silver carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix;
   9. (i) Snakehead (Channa Spp.);
   10. (j) Western mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis; and
   11. (k) White perch, Morone americana;

2. (2) Plants:

   1. (a) Brittle naiad, Najas minor;
   2. (b) Common reed, Phragmites australis;
   3. (c) Curly pondweed, Potamogeton crispus;
   4. (d) Didymo, Didymosphenia geminate;
   5. (e) Eurasian water-milfoil, Myriophyllum spicatum;
   6. (f) Flowering rush, Butomus umbellatus;
   7. (g) Purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria; and
   8. (h) Starry stonewort, Nitellopsis obtuse; and

3. (3) Invertebrates:

   1. (a) Asian clam, Corbicula fluminea;
   2. (b) New Zealand mudsnail, Potamopyrgus antipodarum;
   3. (c) Quagga mussel, Dreissena rostriformis bugensis;
   4. (d) Red rimmed melania, Melanoides tuberculata;
   5. (e) Red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii;
   6. (f) Rusty crayfish, Orconectes rusticus;
   7. (g) Spiny waterflea, Bythotrephes longimanus; and
   8. (h) Zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha.

Source: 38 SDR 116, effective January 10, 2012; 39 SDR 100, effective December 3, 2012; 41 SDR 173, effective May 11, 2015 ; 43 SDR 89, effective December 29, 2016 ; 45 SDR 89, effective December 31, 2018 ; 46 SDR 74, effective December 2, 2019 ; 52 SDR 42, effective October 27, 2025 .

General Authority: SDCL 41-2-18 (1)(2).

Law Implemented: SDCL 41-2-18 (1)(2).

Prior versions effective: 2019-12-02, 2018-12-31, 2016-12-29, 2015-05-11, 2012-12-03.