APPROVED RULES

TITLE 15A - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

15A NCAC 10I .0103 ENDANGERED SPECIES LISTED

(a) The following species of resident wildlife shall be designated as federally-listed endangered species:

(1) Amphibians: None Listed At This Time.

(2) Birds:

(A) Bachman's warbler (Vermivora bachmanii);

(B) Ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis);

(C) Kirtland's warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii);

(D) Piping plover (Charadrius melodus circumcinctus);

(E) Red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis); and

(F) Roseate tern (Sterna dougallii dougallii).

(3) Crustacea: None Listed At This Time.

(4) Fish:

(A) Cape Fear shiner (Notropis mekistocholas);

(B) Roanoke logperch (Percina rex);

(C) Shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum), when found in inland fishing waters as defined in G.S. 113-291(9)a. and (9)b.; and

(D) Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus), when found in inland fishing waters.

(5) Mammals:

(A) Carolina northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus);

(B) Eastern cougar (Puma concolor);

(C) Gray bat (Myotis grisescens);

(D) Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis);

(E) Manatee (Trichechus manatus), when found in inland fishing waters; and

(F) Virginia big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus).

(6) Mollusks:

(A) Appalachian elktoe (Alasmidonta raveneliana);

(B) Carolina heelsplitter (Lasmigona decorata);

(C) Dwarf wedgemussel (Alasmidonta heterodon);

(D) James spinymussel (Pleurobema collina);

(E) Littlewing pearlymussel (Pegias fabula);

(F) Tan riffleshell (Epioblasma florentina walkeri); and

(G) Tar River spinymussel (Elliptio steinstansana).

(7) Reptiles:

(A) Kemp's ridley seaturtle (Lepidochelys kempii);

(B) Atlantic hawksbill seaturtle (Eretmochelys imbricata imbricata); and

(C) Leatherback seaturtle (Dermochelys coriacea).

(b) The following species of resident wildlife shall be designated as state-listed endangered species:

(1) Amphibians:

(A) Gopher frog (Rana [=Lithobates] capito);

(B) Ornate chorus frog (Pseudacris ornata); and

(C) River frog (Rana [=Lithobates] heckscheri).

(2) Birds:

(A) American peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus anatum);

(B) Bewick's wren (Thryomanes bewickii);

(C) Common tern (Sterna hirundo);

(D) Henslow's sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii); and

(E) Wayne's black-throated green warbler (Setophaga virens waynei).

(3) Crustacea: Bennett's Mill cave water slater (Caecidotea carolinensis).

(4) Fish:

(A) Blotchside logperch (Percina burtoni);

(B) Bridle shiner (Notropis bifrenatus);

(C) Dusky darter (Percina sciera);

(D) Orangefin madtom (Noturus gilberti);

(E) Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula);

(F) Robust redhorse (Moxostoma robustum);

(G) Rustyside sucker (Thoburnia hamiltoni);

(H) Sharpnose darter (Percina oxyrhyncus); and

(I) Stonecat (Noturus flavus).

(5) Mammals: None Listed At This Time.

(6) Mollusks:

(A) Atlantic pigtoe (Fusconaia masoni);

(B) Barrel floater (Anodonta couperiana);

(C) Brook floater (Alasmidonta varicosa);

(D) Carolina creekshell (Villosa vaughaniana);

(E) Fragile glyph (Glyphyalinia clingmani);

(F) Green floater (Lasmigona subviridis);

(G) Greenfield rams-horn (Helisoma eucosmium)

(H) Knotty elimia (Elimia christyi);

(I) Longsolid (Fusconaia subrotunda);

(J) Magnificent rams-horn (Planorbella magnifica);

(K) Purple wartyback (Cyclonaias tuberculata);

(L) Savannah lilliput (Toxolasma pullus);

(M) Slippershell mussel (Alasmidonta viridis);

(N) Tennessee clubshell (Pleurobema oviforme);

(O) Tennessee heelsplitter (Lasmigona holstonia);

(P) Tennessee pigtoe (Fusconaia barnesiana);

(Q) Yellow lampmussel (Lampsilis cariosa); and

(R) Yellow lance (Elliptio lanceolata).

(7) Reptiles:

(A) Eastern coral snake (Micrurus fulvius fulvius); and

(B) Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus).

History Note: Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-291.2; 113-292; 113-333;

Eff. June 11, 1977;

Amended Eff. October 1, 2017; August 1, 2016; May 1, 2008; April 1, 2001; February 1, 1994; November 1, 1991; April 1, 1991; June 1, 1990

15A NCAC 10I .0104 THREATENED SPECIES LISTED

(a) The following species of resident wildlife shall be designated as federally-listed threatened species:

(1) Amphibians: None Listed At This Time.

(2) Birds:

(A) Piping plover (Charadrius melodus melodus);

(B) Red knot (Calidris canutus rufa); and

(C) Wood stork (Mycteria americana).

(3) Crustacea: None Listed At This Time.

(4) Fish:

(A) Spotfin chub (Erimonax monachus); and

(B) Waccamaw silverside (Menidia extensa).

(5) Mammals: Northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis)

(6) Mollusks: Noonday globe (Patera clarki nantahala).

(7) Reptiles:

(A) Bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii);

(B) American alligator (Alligator mississipiensis);

(C) Green seaturtle (Chelonia mydas); and

(D) Loggerhead seaturtle (Caretta caretta).

(b) The following species of resident wildlife are designated as state-listed threatened species:

(1) Amphibians:

(A) Eastern tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum);

(B) Green salamander (Aneides aeneus);

(C) Junaluska salamander (Eurycea junaluska);

(D) Mabee's salamander (Ambystoma mabeei); and

(E) Wehrle's salamander (Plethodon wehrlei).

(2) Birds:

(A) Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus);

(B) Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia);

(C) Gull-billed tern (Gelochelidon nilotica aranea); and

(D) Northern saw-whet owl (Aegolius acadicus).

(3) Crustacea: None Listed At This Time.

(4) Fish:

(A) Bigeye jumprock (Moxostoma ariommum);

(B) Carolina madtom (Noturus furiosus);

(C) Carolina pygmy sunfish (Elassoma boehlkei);

(D) Carolina redhorse (Moxostoma sp.)(Pee Dee River and its tributaries and Cape Fear River and its tributaries);

(E) Least brook lamprey (Lampetra aepyptera);

(F) Logperch (Percina caprodes);

(G) Mimic shiner (Notropis volucellus);

(H) Rosyface chub (Hybopsis rubrifrons);

(I) Sharphead darter (Etheostoma acuticeps);

(J) Sicklefin redhorse (Moxostoma sp.)(Hiwassee River and its tributaries and Little Tennessee River and its tributaries);

(K) Turquoise darter (Etheostoma inscriptum); and

(L) Waccamaw darter (Etheostoma perlongum).

(5) Mammals:

(A) Eastern woodrat (Neotoma floridana floridana);

(B) Rafinesque's big-eared bat (Corynorhinus rafinesquii rafinesquii); and

(C) Red wolf (Canis rufus).

(6) Mollusks:

(A) Alewife floater (Anodonta implicata);

(B) Big-tooth covert (Fumonelix jonesiana);

(C) Cape Fear threetooth (Triodopsis soelneri);

(D) Carolina fatmucket (Lampsilis radiata conspicua);

(E) Eastern lampmussel (Lampsilis radiata radiata);

(F) Eastern pondmussel (Ligumia nasuta);

(G) Engraved covert (Fumonelix orestes);

(H) Mountain creekshell (Villosa vanuxemensis);

(I) Notched rainbow (Villosa constricta);

(J) Rainbow (Villosa iris);

(K) Roan supercoil (Paravitrea varidens);

(L) Sculpted supercoil (Paravitrea ternaria);

(M) Smoky Mountain covert (Inflectarius ferrissi);

(N) Squawfoot (Strophitus undulatus);

(O) Tidewater mucket (Leptodea ochracea);

(P) Triangle floater (Alasmidonta undulata);

(Q) Waccamaw ambersnail (Catinella waccamawensis);

(R) Waccamaw fatmucket (Lampsilis fullerkati); and

(S) Waccamaw spike (Elliptio waccamawensis).

(7) Reptiles:

(A) Northern pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus); and

(B) Southern hognose snake (Heterodon simus).

History Note: Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-291.2; 113-292; 113-333;

Eff. March 17, 1978;

Amended Eff. June 1, 2008; April 1, 2001; November 1, 1991; April 1, 1991; June 1, 1990; September 1, 1989;

Temporary Amendment Eff. February 27, 2015;

Amended Eff. October 1, 2017; July 1, 2016; August 1, 2016.

15A NCAC 10I .0105 SPECIAL CONCERN SPECIES LISTED

The following species of resident wildlife shall be designated as state-listed special concern species:

(1) Amphibians:

(a) Crevice salamander (Plethodon longicrus);

(b) Dwarf salamander (Eurycea quadridigitata);

(c) Dwarf black-bellied salamander (Desmognathus folkertsi);

(d) Eastern hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis);

(e) Four-toed salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum);

(f) Gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor);

(g) Longtail salamander (Eurycea longicauda longicauda);

(h) Mole salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum);

(i) Mountain chorus frog (Pseudacris brachyphona);

(j) Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus);

(k) Neuse River waterdog (Necturus lewisi);

(l) Southern zigzag salamander (Plethodon ventralis); and

(m) Weller's salamander (Plethodon welleri).

(2) Birds:

(a) American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus);

(b) Bachman's sparrow (Peucaea aestivalis);

(c) Barn owl (Tyto alba);

(d) Black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus);

(e) Black rail (Laterallus jamaicensis);

(f) Black skimmer (Rynchops niger);

(g) Brown creeper (Certhia americana nigrescens);

(h) Cerulean warbler (Setophaga cerulea);

(i) Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus);

(j) Golden-winged warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera);

(k) Least bittern (Ixobrychus exilis);

(l) Least tern (Sternula antillarum);

(m) Little blue heron (Egretta caerulea);

(n) Loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus);

(o) Painted bunting (Passerina ciris);

(p) Red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra);

(q) Snowy egret (Egretta thula);

(r) Tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor);

(s) Vesper sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus); and

(t) Wilson's plover (Charadrius wilsonia).

(3) Crustacea:

(a) Broad River spiny crayfish (Cambarus spicatus);

(b) Carolina skistodiaptomus (Skistodiaptomus carolinensis);

(c) Carolina well diacyclops (Diacyclops jeannelli putei);

(d) Chowanoke crayfish (Orconectes virginiensis);

(e) Graceful clam shrimp (Lynceus gracilicornis);

(f) Greensboro burrowing crayfish (Cambarus catagius);

(g) Hiwassee headwaters crayfish (Cambarus parrishi);

(h) Little Tennessee River crayfish (Cambarus georgiae);

(i) North Carolina spiny crayfish (Orconectes carolinensis);

(j) Oconee stream crayfish (Cambarus chaugaensis); and

(k) Waccamaw crayfish (Procambarus braswelli).

(4) Fish:

(a) American brook lamprey (Lethenteron appendix);

(b) Banded sculpin (Cottus carolinae);

(c) Blackbanded darter (Percina nigrofasciata);

(d) Bluefin killifish (Lucania goodei);

(e) Blue Ridge sculpin (Cottus caeruleomentum);

(f) Blueside darter (Etheostoma jessiae);

(g) Broadtail madtom (Noturus sp.)(Lumber River and its tributaries and Cape Fear River and its tributaries);

(h) Carolina darter (Etheostoma collis);

(i) Cutlip minnow (Exoglossum maxillingua);

(j) Freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens)(French Broad River);

(k) Highfin carpsucker (Carpiodes velifer)(Cape Fear River and its tributaries);

(l) Kanawha minnow (Phenacobius teretulus);

(m) Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens);

(n) Least killifish (Heterandria formosa);

(o) Longhead darter (Percina macrocephala);

(p) Mooneye (Hiodon tergisus);

(q) Mountain madtom (Noturus eleutherus);

(r) Ohio lamprey (Ichthyomyzon bdellium);

(s) Olive darter (Percina squamata);

(t) Pinewoods darter (Etheostoma mariae);

(u) River carpsucker (Carpiodes carpio);

(v) Sandhills chub (Semotilus lumbee);

(w) Smoky dace (Clinostomus sp.)(Little Tennessee River and tributaries);

(x) Striped shiner (Luxilus chrysocephalus);

(y) Tennessee snubnose darter (Etheostoma simoterum);

(z) Thinlip chub (Cyprinella zanema)(Lumber River and its tributaries and Cape Fear River and its tributaries);

(aa) Waccamaw killifish (Fundulus waccamensis);

(bb) Wounded darter (Etheostoma vulneratum); and

(cc) Yellowfin shiner (Notropis lutipinnis)(Savannah River and its tributaries).

(5) Mammals:

(a) Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister);

(b) Buxton Woods white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus buxtoni);

(c) Coleman's oldfield mouse (Peromyscus polionotus colemani);

(d) Eastern big-eared bat (Corynorhinus rafinesquii macrotis);

(e) Eastern small-footed bat (Myotis leibii leibii);

(f) Florida yellow bat (Lasiurus intermedius floridanus);

(g) Pungo white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus easti);

(h) Southeastern bat (Myotis austroriparius);

(i) Southern rock vole (Microtus chrotorrhinus carolinensis); and

(j) Star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata parva).

(6) Mollusks:

(a) Appalachian gloss (Zonitoides patuloides);

(b) Bidentate dome (Ventridens coelaxis);

(c) Black mantleslug (Pallifera hemphilli);

(d) Blackwater ancylid (Ferrissia hendersoni);

(e) Blue-foot lancetooth (Haplotrema kendeighi);

(f) Cape Fear spike (Elliptio marsupiobesa);

(g) Clingman covert (Fumonelix wheatleyi clingmanicus);

(h) Dark glyph (Glyphyalinia junaluskana);

(i) Dwarf proud globe (Patera clarki clarki);

(j) Dwarf threetooth (Triodopsis fulciden);

(k) Fringed coil (Helicodiscus fimbriatus);

(l) Glossy supercoil (Paravitrea placentula);

(m) Great Smoky slitmouth (Stenotrema depilatum);

(n) High mountain supercoil (Paravitrea andrewsae);

(o) Honey glyph (Glyphyalinia vanattai);

(p) Lamellate supercoil (Paravitrea lamellidens);

(q) Mirey Ridge supercoil (Paravitrea clappi);

(r) Open supercoil (Paravitrea umbilicaris);

(s) Pink glyph (Glyphyalinia pentadelphia);

(t) Pod lance (Elliptio folliculata);

(u) Queen crater (Appalachina chilhoweensis);

(v) Ramp Cove supercoil (Paravitrea lacteodens);

(w) Ridged lioplax (Lioplax subcarinata);

(x) Roanoke slabshell (Elliptio roanokensis);

(y) Saw-tooth disc (Discus bryanti);

(z) Seep mudalia (Leptoxis dilatata);

(aa) Spike (Elliptio dilatata);

(bb) Spiral coil (Helicodiscus bonamicus);

(cc) Velvet covert (Inflectarius subpalliatus);

(dd) Waccamaw amnicola (Amnicola sp.);

(ee) Waccamaw siltsnail (Cincinnatia sp.); and

(ff) Wavy-rayed lampmussel (Lampsilis fasciola).

(7) Reptiles:

(a) Carolina pigmy rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius miliarius);

(b) Carolina swamp snake (Seminatrix pygaea paludis);

(c) Carolina watersnake (Nerodia sipedon williamengelsi);

(d) Cumberland slider (Trachemys scripta troostii);

(e) Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin);

(f) Eastern chicken turtle (Deirochelys reticularia reticularia);

(g) Eastern smooth green snake (Opheodrys vernalis vernalis);

(h) Eastern spiny softshell (Apalone spinifera spinifera);

(i) Mimic glass lizard (Ophisaurus mimicus);

(j) Outer Banks kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula sticticeps);

(k) Stripeneck musk turtle (Sternotherus minor peltifer); and

(l) Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus).

History Note: Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-291.2; 113-292; 113-333;

Eff. September 1, 1989;

Amended Eff. October 1, 2017; August 1, 2016; May 1, 2008; July 18, 2002; April 1, 2001; November 1, 1991; April 1, 1991; June 1, 1990.