4VAC15-20 Definitions and Miscellaneous: In General

REGULATIONS

Vol. 32 Iss. 14 - March 07, 2016

TITLE 4. CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES

BOARD OF GAME AND INLAND FISHERIES

Chapter 20

Final Regulation

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.

Effective Date: April 1, 2016.

Agency Contact: Phil Smith, Regulatory Coordinator, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, 7870 Villa Park Drive, Suite 400, Henrico, VA 23228, telephone [phone] or email [e-mail].

Summary:

The amendments (i) update the date reference to the federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife species; (ii) update the Virginia List of Endangered and Threatened Species to add the little brown bat and the tri-colored bat as endangered species and remove the state-threatened upland sandpiper and Dismal Swamp southeastern shrew to reflect their status in Virginia more accurately; and (iii) describe certain activities that may be conducted without a permit from the department, provided that the activities are performed in certain manners.

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 May 20, 2014 [ October 2 December 23 ], 2015, and declares all species listed thereon to be endangered or threatened species in the Commonwealth. Pursuant to § 29.1-103.12 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:

1. Fish:
Endangered
	Dace, Tennessee		Phoxinus tennesseensis
	Darter, sharphead		Etheostoma acuticeps
	Darter, variegate		Etheostoma variatum
	Sunfish, blackbanded		Enneacanthus chaetodon
Threatened:
	Darter, Carolina		Etheostoma collis
	Darter, golden		Etheostoma denoncourti
	Darter, greenfin		Etheostoma chlorobranchium
	Darter, sickle		Percina willliamsi
	Darter, western sand		Ammocrypta clara
	Madtom, orangefin		Noturus gilberti
	Paddlefish		Polyodon spathula
	Shiner, emerald		Notropis atherinoides
	Shiner, steelcolor		Cyprinella whipplei
	Shiner, whitemouth		Notropis alborus
2. Amphibians:
Endangered:
		Salamander, eastern tiger	Ambystoma tigrinum
Threatened:
		Salamander, Mabee's	Ambystoma mabeei
		Treefrog, barking	Hyla gratiosa

 

 

3. Reptiles:
Endangered:
	Rattlesnake, canebrake (Coastal Plain population of timber rattlesnake)			Crotalus horridus
	Turtle, bog			Glyptemys muhlenbergii
	Turtle, eastern chicken			Deirochelys reticularia reticularia
Threatened:
	Lizard, eastern glass			Ophisaurus ventralis
	Turtle, wood			Glyptemys insculpta
4. Birds:
Endangered:
	Plover, Wilson's			Charadrius wilsonia
	Rail, black			Laterallus jamaicensis
	Wren, Bewick's			Thryomanes bewickii bewickii
Threatened:
	Falcon, peregrine			Falco peregrinus
	Sandpiper, upland			Bartramia longicauda
	Shrike, loggerhead			Lanius ludovicianus
	Sparrow, Bachman's			Aimophila aestivalis
	Sparrow, Henslow's			Ammodramus henslowii
	Tern, gull-billed			Sterna nilotica
5. Mammals:
Endangered:
	Bat, Rafinesque's eastern big-eared			Corynorhinus rafinesquii macrotis
	Bat, little brown			Myotis lucifugus
	Bat, tri-colored			Perimyotis subflavus
	Hare, snowshoe			Lepus americanus
	Shrew, American water			Sorex palustris
	Vole, rock			Microtus chrotorrhinus
Threatened:
	Shrew, Dismal Swamp southeastern			Sorex longirostris fisheri
6. Molluscs:
Endangered:
	[ Ghostsnail, thankless			Holsingeria unthanksensis ]
	Coil, rubble			Helicodiscus lirellus
	Coil, shaggy			Helicodiscus diadema
	Deertoe			Truncilla truncata
	Elephantear			Elliptio crassidens
	Elimia, spider			Elimia arachnoidea
	Floater, brook			Alasmidonta varicosa
	[ Ghostsnail, thankless			Holsingeria unthanksensis ]
	Heelsplitter, Tennessee			Lasmigona holstonia
	Lilliput, purple			Toxolasma lividus
	Mussel, slippershell			Alasmidonta viridis
	Pigtoe, Ohio			Pleurobema cordatum
	Pigtoe, pyramid			Pleurobema rubrum
	Springsnail, Appalachian			Fontigens bottimeri
	Springsnail (no common name)			Fontigens morrisoni
	Supercoil, spirit			Paravitrea hera
Threatened:
	Floater, green			Lasmigona subviridis
	Papershell, fragile			Leptodea fragilis
	Pigtoe, Atlantic			Fusconaiamasoni
	Pimpleback			Quadrula pustulosa pustulosa
	Pistolgrip			Tritogonia verrucosa
	Riversnail, spiny			Iofluvialis
	Sandshell, black			Ligumia recta
	Supercoil, brown			Paravitrea septadens
7. Arthropods:
Threatened:
		Amphipod, Madison Cave		Stygobromus stegerorum
		Pseudotremia, Ellett Valley		Pseudotremia cavernarum
		Xystodesmid, Laurel Creek		Sigmoria whiteheadi
8. Crustaceans:
Endangered:
		Crayfish, Big Sandy	Cambarus veteranus

 

VA.R. Doc. No. R16-4615; Filed February 17, 2016, 11:06 a.m.