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August 27, 2009
Updated -- State Laws and Regulations:
All State pages reviewed and updated with new information. Highlights of new State laws and regulations include -
* Arizona - HB
2157 - Aquatic Invasive Species Program
Governor signed Jul 10, 2009
Allows the Arizona Game and Fish
Director (Director) to create an aquatic invasive
species program. The bill establishes prohibitions,
penalties and the Aquatic Invasive Species Fund.
* Idaho - HB
213 – Vessels (PDF | 54 KB) / Bill
Status
Governor signed into law and effective Apr
8, 2009
Amends existing law relating to vessels
to provide for additional fees for specified
vessels, to provide for stickers, to provide
for collection and deposit of fees in the
Idaho
Invasive Species Fund and to provide
exceptions.
* Idaho - SCR 109 Quagga Mussels - Zebra Mussels
Introduced Mar 12, 2009, signed Apr 14, 2009
Stating findings of the Legislature resolving
that a condition of extreme peril exists in and
around the water bodies of the state of Idaho;
proclaiming that a state of emergency exists
within the state of Idaho; and asking that deficiency
warrant funding authorized by the Idaho Invasive
Species Act of 2008 be used by the Idaho State
Department of Agriculture for personnel, equipment
and facilities for the performance of any and
all activities associated with quagga and zebra
mussel prevention, development and implementation
of incident response plans and interagency agreements.
* Montana - SB
334 - Montana Aquatic Invasive Species Act
(PDF | 47 KB)
Signed by Governor Schweitzer on May 4, 2009
* Oregon - HB
2220 - Relating to aquatic invasive species;
creating new provisions; amending ORS 830.990;
appropriating money; and declaring an emergency
(June 30, 2009; PDF | 26 KB)
Protecting Oregon against
Aquatic Invasive Species: Giving
explicit authority to the Department of
Fish and Wildlife, State Marine Board, and
Department of Agriculture to inspect vessels
and clean or recommend cleaning of vessels
contaminated with aquatic invasive species.
The bill also imposes a civil penalty on individuals
that knowingly transport aquatic invasive
species within the state.
* See our State Laws and Regulations section for more resources.
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June 09, 2009
Governor
Signs 68 Bills into Law - Greater Protections
for every Oregonian and our Environment (May
27, 2009)
Oregon.gov. Governor Ted Kulongoski.
Governor Ted Kulongoski signed 68 bills into
law, including two bills to prevent invasive
species from entering ecosystems throughout
Oregon.
HB
2625 – Strengthening Invasive
Species Protections ( PDF | 18 KB)
HB
2714 – Task Force on Shipping
Transport Aquatic Invasive Species (PDF |
28 KB)
* See our Oregon page for more resources.
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May 21, 2009
State
Noxious-Weed Seed Requirements Recognized in the Administration
of the Federal Seed Act (2009; PDF | 417 KB)
USDA. Agricultural Marketing Service.
This publication contains information about the various State labeling requirements and prohibitions of noxious-weed seeds and shows the scientific names and common names according to the law and regulations of the particular State in which the seed is noxious.
* See our Laws and Regulations section for more resources.
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April 09, 2009
Chicago, Illinois - New Invasive Species Regulations:
ARTICLE
XXII. Invasive Species Control: Rules and Regulations
(Apr 6, 2009; PDF | 42 KB) and ARTICLE
XXII. Invasive Species Control (PDF | 24 KB)
City of Chicago. Department of the Environment.
* See our Laws and Regulations section for more resources.
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April 08, 2009
Invasive Species Control Act will help Protect New Mexico Waters (Apr 6, 2009)
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.
Passed unanimously by the House and Senate, House Bill 467 (PDF | 29 KB) is intended to help keep invasive species such as zebra and quagga mussels out of state waters. An emergency clause mandates that the act take effect immediately.
* See our New Mexico page for more resources.
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March 20, 2009
2009 Minnesota Fishing
Regulations - Effective Mar 1, 2009 - Feb 28, 2010(see "Invasive
Species" and "Other
Aquatic Species" sections)
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
* See our Laws and Regulations section for more resources.
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March 18, 2009
The State of Colorado Parks Board approved the Aquatic Nuisance Species Regulations (Feb 20,2009). For more information, please see:
Aquatic Nuisance Species
* See our Laws and Regulations section for more resources.
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January 26, 2009
Model Weed Law Provisons for
Management of New Invaders, Rapid Response, and Cost-Effetive
Allocation of Public Resources: Tiering Noxious Weed
Lists to Invasion Stage -
Summary
(Nov 2008; PDF | 319 KB) and Full
Report (Sep 3, 2008; PDF | 87 KB)
Montana State University. Center for Invasive
Plant Management.
Report by Peter M. Rice, University of Montana
Decisions on designating species for a state or provincial
weed list can have far-reaching implications for effective
and efficient noxious weed management. Some states already
have or are moving toward "tiered" lists that
group weed species according to management priority, infestation
range, or other parameters. However, according to the North
American Weed Management Association, most state and provincial
weed laws address weeds only after they become well established.
Updating noxious weed laws by developing weed lists tiered
to the plant population invasion stage can guide allocation
of scarce public resources to the management of prioritized
noxious weeds, including those species that require a rapid
response. Incorporating additional provisions into state
weeds laws can strengthen efforts in managing new invaders.
* See our Laws and Regulations section for more resources.
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State Offically Bans
Vitex, 'Kudzu of the Coast' (Jan 22,
2009; PDF | 26 KB)
Star-News. Wilmington, North Carolina.
Rules to ban the sale, transport
and possession of beach
vitex by nurseries,
garden shops and
private property owners passed their
final regulatory hurdle. The plant will
be officially added to the state's "noxious
weed" list on Feb 1, 2009.
* See our North Carolina page for more resources.
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November 26, 2008
Utah
Noxious Weed List (Oct 2008; PDF
| 39 KB) and County
Noxious Weeds (2008; PDF | 23 KB)
State of Utah Department of Food and Agriculture.
* See our Laws and Regulations - State section for more resources.
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July 31, 2008
Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus (VHS) - Illinois Announces Emergency Regulations to Stop Spread of Fish Virus (Jul 2, 2008)
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July 23, 2008
Alaska -- Noxious Weeds and Invasive Plants - House Bill 330 (Jun 17, 2008)
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July 22, 2008
North Carolina -- Declaration of Exterior Quarantine for European Wood Wasp (Sirex noctilio) (Jun 24, 2008
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July 01, 2008
Updated -- State Noxious-Weed Seed Requirements Recognized in the Administration of the Federal Seed Act (2008)
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June 23, 2008
New York -- Don't Move Firewood - You Could be Killing Our Trees!
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June 03, 2008
Wisconsin -- Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) Rules Aim to Prevent Spread of VHS
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April 11, 2008
North Dakota -- Aquatic Nuisance Species
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April 08, 2008
Idaho Invasive Species Act of 2008 -- Passed the House and Senate (Mar 2008)
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January 29, 2008
The Hawai'i Invasive Species Program Summary Report 2008 Session (Jan 2008) and The Hawai'i Invasive Species Program Full Report 2008 Session (Dec 2007)
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January 24, 2008
Updated -- 2007 Minnesota Fishing Regulations
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Oregon Updates -- State Laws
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January 08, 2008
Wisconsin DNR's Draft Invasive Species Identification, Classification and Control Rule
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November 14, 2007
Wisconsin -- VHS Emergency Rules Aim to Prevent Spread of VHS
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October 25, 2007
Alaska -- New regulations pertaining to invasive rats (effective Sep 13, 2007)
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October 15, 2007
California Governor signs legislation eliminate the influx of invasive species that arrive in California waters in the ballast water of shipping vessels (Oct 10, 2007)
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California Governor Signs Invasive Species Legislation (Oct 10, 2007)
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May 08, 2007
Michigan -- State Quarantine to Prevent Spread of Plum Pox Virus (Mar 12, 2007)
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May 01, 2007
Florida -- Relating to Venomous Reptiles & Reptiles of Concern (pythons, anacondas or other nonnative reptiles)
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March 08, 2007
Hawaii -- HB 1864: Limited Immunity from Liability; Coqui Frog Eradication
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California -- SB 311 Noxious Weed Management (Feb 16, 2007)
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February 14, 2007
Hawaii -- SB 1755: Limited Immunity from Liability; Coqui Frog Eradication
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February 13, 2007
Washington -- Mar 20, 2006 -- Govenor approved, creates a statewide invasive species council (effective Jun 7, 2006)
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February 09, 2007
Indiana -- Temporary "Emergency" Rules
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HB 1179: County of Hawaii; Coqui Frog; Appropriation
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February 07, 2007
Hawaii -- 2007 Bills
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February 05, 2007
Hawaii -- 2007 Bills
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February 02, 2007
Hawaii -- 2007 Bills
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December 28, 2006
Michigian -- New Ballast Water Legislation; Public Act 33 of 2005
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November 21, 2006
Emerald Ash Borer Quarantines
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Exotic Species: Importation, Introduction, and Transplantation of Wildlife
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November 16, 2006
Quarantine Order to Prevent the Spread of Emerald Ash Borer in Maryland
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October 13, 2006
California Legislation
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June 27, 2006
Prohibited Wildlife in Alabama
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