N.J. Admin. Code § 7:25-4.13

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 7:25-4.13 - List of endangered species

(a)N.J.S.A. 23:2A-4 provides that the Department shall conduct investigations concerning wildlife in order to develop information relating to populations, distributions, habitat needs, limiting factors and other biological and ecological factors. On the basis of such investigations of wildlife and other available scientific and commercial data, the Department may by regulation promulgate a list of those species and subspecies of wildlife indigenous to the State which are determined to be endangered, giving their common and scientific names by species and subspecies.

(b) In accordance therewith, the following species are determined to be endangered:

1. Shortnose Sturgeon, Acipenser brevirostrum

2. Blue-spotted Salamander, Ambystoma laterale

3. Eastern Tiger Salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum

4. Southern Gray Treefrog, Hyla chrysocelis

5. Bog Turtle, Glyptemys muhlenbergi

6. Timber Rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus horridus

7. Corn Snake, Elaphe guttata guttata

8. Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Breeding population)

9. Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus (Breeding population)

10. Northern Goshawk, Accipiter gentilis (Breeding population)

11. Northern Harrier, Circus cyaneus (Breeding population)

12. Red-shouldered Hawk, Buteo lineatus (Breeding population)

13. Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus (Breeding population)

14. Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps (Breeding population)

15. Upland Sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda

16. Sedge Wren, Cistothorus platensis

17. Loggerhead Shrike, Lanius ludovicianus (Non-breeding population)

18. Henslow's Sparrow, Ammodramus henslowii

19. Vesper Sparrow, Pooecetes gramineus (Breeding population)

20. Piping Plover, Charadrius melodus

21. Roseate Tern, Sterna dougallii

22. Least Tern, Sternula antillarum

23. Black Skimmer, Rynchops niger

24. Atlantic Hawksbill, Eretmochelys imbricata imbricata

25. Atlantic Loggerhead, Caretta caretta

26. Atlantic Ridley, Lepidochelys kempi

27. Atlantic Leatherback, Dermochelys coriacea coriacea

28. Sperm Whale, Physeter macrocephalus

29. Blue Whale, Balaenoptera musculus

30. Finback Whale, Balaenoptera physalus

31. Sei Whale, Balaenoptera borealis

32. Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae

33. Northern Right Whale, Balaena glacialis

34. Bobcat, Lynx rufus

35. Eastern Woodrat, Neotoma floridana

36. Mitchell's Satyr, Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii

37. Northeastern Beach Tiger Beetle, Cicindela dorsalis dorsalis

38. American Burying Beetle, Nicrophorus americanus

39. Dwarf Wedgemussel, Alasmidonta heterodon;

40. American Bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus (Breeding population)

41. Appalachian Grizzled Skipper (butterfly), Pyrgus wyandot;

42. Arogos Skipper (butterfly), Atrytone arogos arogos;

43. Bronze Copper (butterfly), Lycaena hyllus;

44. Queen Snake, Regina septemvittata

45. Brook Floater (mussel), Alasmidonta varicosa;

46. Green Floater (mussel), Lasmigona subviridis.

47. Black Rail, Laterallus jamaicensis (Breeding population)

48. Golden-winged Warbler, Vermivora chrysoptera (Breeding population)

49. Red Knot, Calidris canutus (Non-breeding population)

50. Indiana Bat, Myotis sodalis

51. Gray Petaltail (dragonfly), Tachopteryx thoreyi.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:25-4.13

R.1974 d.348, effective 12/19/1974.
See: 7 N.J.R. 6(c).
Amended by R.1975 d.164, effective 6/13/1975.
See: 7 N.J.R. 146(b), 7 N.J.R. 311(a).
Amended by R.1979 d.128, effective 3/29/1979.
See: 11 N.J.R. 10(a), 11 N.J.R. 229(a).
Amended by R.1983 d.638, effective 1/17/1984.
See: 15 N.J.R. 1623(a), 16 N.J.R. 131(b).
(b): Indiana bat delisted; (b)9 and 14 through 23 added.
Amended by R.1984 d.132, effective 4/16/1984.
See: 16 N.J.R. 97(b), 16 N.J.R. 889(a).
Section recodified from 7:25-11-1.
Amended by R.1985 d.215, effective 5/6/1985.
See: 17 N.J.R. 350(a), 17 N.J.R. 1091(a).
Deleted (b)12; renumbered 13.-35. as 12.-34.
Amended by R.1987 d.308, effective 7/20/1987.
See: 19 N.J.R. 491(a), 19 N.J.R. 1293(a).
New (b)19; old 19.-34. renumbered 20.-35.
Amended by R.1991 d.277, effective 6/3/1991.
See: 22 N.J.R. 1308(a), 23 N.J.R. 1788(a).
Added new 14 in (b); redesignated existing 14 through 16 as 15 through 17. Deleted existing 17--"Cliff Swallow." Added 36 through 41.
Amended by R.1999 d.235, effective 7/19/1999.
See: 31 N.J.R. 580(a), 31 N.J.R. 1923(b).
In (b), rewrote 12 and added 42.
Amended by R.2002 d.92, effective 3/18/2002.
See: 33 N.J.R. 2380(a), 34 N.J.R. 1265(b).
In (b), rewrote "Wedgemussel" in 41, and added 43 through 47.
Amended by R.2003 d.156, effective 4/21/2003.
See: 34 N.J.R. 2405(a), 35 N.J.R. 1669(a).
In (b), deleted former 2 and recodified former 3 and 4 as 2 and 3, deleted former 5 and recodified former 6 through 45 as 4 through 43, added a new 44, and recodified former 46 and 47 as 45 and 46.
Amended by R.2012 d.037, effective 2/21/2012.
See: 43 N.J.R. 87(a), 44 N.J.R. 451(a).
In (a), substituted "N.J.S.A. 23:2A-4" for "Section 23:2A-4 of the revised statutes"; rewrote (b)5, (b)8, (b)17, (b)18, (b)22, (b)28, (b)33 and (b)44; in (b)9, (b)10, (b)11, (b)13, (b)14 and (b)19, inserted "(Breeding population)"; and added (b)47 through (b)51.