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Injurious Wildlife: The Lacey Act: 18 USC 42, 50 CFR 16

. Wild mammals, wild birds, fish, mollusks, crustaceans, amphibians, and reptiles are the only organisms that can be added to the injurious wildlife list. The Service does not have the authority to regulate plants or other organisms under the Lacey Act. . . Species listed as injurious may not be imported or transported across State lines without a permit issued by the Service .

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Injurious Wildlife: The Lacey Act: 18 USC 42, 50 CFR 16

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    1. Injurious Wildlife: The Lacey Act: 18 USC 42, 50 CFR 16 Injurious wildlife are defined as those species and offspring and eggs that are injurious to the interests of human beings, agriculture, horticulture, forestry, wildlife, or wildlife resources of the United States

    2. Wild mammals, wild birds, fish, mollusks, crustaceans, amphibians, and reptiles are the only organisms that can be added to the injurious wildlife list. The Service does not have the authority to regulate plants or other organisms under the Lacey Act.

    3. Species listed as injurious may not be imported or transported across State lines without a permit issued by the Service

    4. Permits may be granted for the importation or transportation of live specimens of injurious wildlife and their offspring or eggs for bona fide scientific, medical, educational, or zoological purposes.

    5. The Lacey Act: 16 USC 3371-3378 Two Step Violation Process 1. That the wildlife was taken, possessed, transported or sold in violation of a state, federal, foreign or tribal law or regulation, and

    6. 2. That, in addition to the above violation of underlying law, the wildlife was imported, exported, transported, sold, received, acquired or purchased.

    7. Coordination Opportunity: Identify contact person(s) within each state that can assist in identifying state prohibited species list or website location. Relay persons contact information to Erin Williams at Erin_Williams@fws.gov or 703-358-2034. Erin will work to develop centralized website for linking these webpages.

    11. Asian Carp Species bighead, silver, black, grass t on this story Send this story to a friend Get Home Delivery PONTIAC -- Not all of the Great Lakes’ invasive species arrived in the ballast water of freighters. Scientists believe the rusty crawfish, a native of the Ohio River basin, came to the Great Lakes in bait buckets. “That’s the most likely pathway -- anglers using them for bait and moving them from place to place,” said Mike Klepinger, a Michigan Sea Grant extension specialist. “We don’t have much in the way of specific evidence for that, but we can’t figure any other way.” Rusty crawfish are more aggressive than their native counterparts and grab the best shelter. That leaves the natives vulnerable to predators. “They just have a tremendous metabolic rate,” Klepinger said. “They tend to eat more than our native crawfish, and they are more aggressive than our native crawfish.” Biological supply companies also may have contributed to their spread, said Jay Rendall of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. He said people buy them from biological supply houses for school projects and once they are done with the project they let them go. But those releases can have unintended consequences. Rusty crawfish, for example, reduce the number of native aquatic plants in an area. They also eat fish eggs. Rusty crawfish are identified by two red or pinkish patches on either side of their carapace. “Really, the best method of control is to prevent their introduction,” Klepinger said. “We’re asking people to not move crawfish around.” t on this storySend this story to a friendGet Home Delivery PONTIAC -- Not all of the Great Lakes’ invasive species arrived in the ballast water of freighters. Scientists believe the rusty crawfish, a native of the Ohio River basin, came to the Great Lakes in bait buckets. “That’s the most likely pathway -- anglers using them for bait and moving them from place to place,” said Mike Klepinger, a Michigan Sea Grant extension specialist. “We don’t have much in the way of specific evidence for that, but we can’t figure any other way.” Rusty crawfish are more aggressive than their native counterparts and grab the best shelter. That leaves the natives vulnerable to predators. “They just have a tremendous metabolic rate,” Klepinger said. “They tend to eat more than our native crawfish, and they are more aggressive than our native crawfish.” Biological supply companies also may have contributed to their spread, said Jay Rendall of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. He said people buy them from biological supply houses for school projects and once they are done with the project they let them go. But those releases can have unintended consequences. Rusty crawfish, for example, reduce the number of native aquatic plants in an area. They also eat fish eggs. Rusty crawfish are identified by two red or pinkish patches on either side of their carapace. “Really, the best method of control is to prevent their introduction,” Klepinger said. “We’re asking people to not move crawfish around.”

    12. Managing Pathways Strategic thinking/planning to prevent and remove hitchhiking species Web-based support system www.HACCP-NRM.org

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