2014 Vermont Statutes
Title 10 Appendix - Conservation and Development
Chapter 1 - GAME
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 10 Vermont endangered and threatened species rule

§ 10. Vermont endangered and threatened species rule

 1.0 Authority

This rule is adopted pursuant to 10 V.S.A. §§ 5402, 5403, and 5408 which provides that the Secretary "shall adopt by rule a state-endangered species list and a state threatened species list," and may "adopt rules for the protection and conservation of endangered and threatened species."

 2.0 Purpose

The purpose of this rule is to identify and list species of wild plants and animals that have been determined by the Secretary to be endangered and threatened in Vermont so that they may be protected under the law. The rule also sets out a process for Takings and Possession permits.

 3.0 Definitions

3.1 "Endangered Species" means those species whose continued existence as viable components of the state's wild flora or fauna is determined to be in jeopardy or determined to be an "endangered species" under the federal Endangered Species Act.

3.2 "Listed Species" means any species that appears on the List in Section 5.0 this or has been determined to threatened or endangered by other relevant law.

3.3 "Secretary"  means the Secretary of the Agency of Natural Resources except where otherwise specified.

3.4 "Take and taking" means: pursuing, shooting, hunting, killing, capturing, trapping, snaring and netting fish, birds and quadrupeds and all lesser acts, such as disturbing, harrying or worrying or wounding or placing, setting, drawing or using any net or other device commonly used to take fish or wild animals, whether they result in the taking or not; and shall include every attempt to take and every act of assistance to every other person in taking or attempting to take fish or wild animals, provided that when taking is allowed by law, reference is had to taking by lawful means and in lawful manner. With respect to wild plants, "Take and taking" means uprooting, transplanting, cutting, injuring or killing or any attempt to do the same or assisting another who is doing or is attempting to do the same.

3.5 "Threatened Species" means those species likely within the foreseeable future to become Endangered, or determined to be a "threatened species" under the federal Endangered Species Act. .

 4.0 Permits for Taking and Possession

4.1 No person shall take or possess an endangered or threatened species, except when exempted as provided for in 10 V.S.A. § 5408.

4.2 Pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 5408(a) the Secretary may, after receiving the advice of the Endangered Species Committee, grant permits for the taking and possession of an endangered or threatened species: for scientific purposes; to enhance the propagation of species; to prevent or mitigate economic hardship; for zoological exhibition; for educational purposes; for noncommercial cultural or ceremonial purposes to a person for the collection and possession of a dead salvage bird or parts thereof, including bird feathers, provided that the permit issued complies with federal requirements regarding collection and possession of migratory birds and the bird was legally acquired, transferred from an individual who acquired it legally, or found dead and the permittee had no part in the intentional killing of the bird, or for special purpose consistent with the purpose of the Federal Endangered Species Act ( see 16 U.S.C. § 1531(b)).

4.3 An applicant for a Takings and Possession permit shall submit an administratively complete application to the Secretary, specifying for which purpose(s) the permit is required, as listed in 10 V.S.A. § 5408(a).

4.4 An administratively complete application shall include all information deemed necessary by the Secretary to evaluate the application. An application shall include a description of the possible impacts due to the proposed action and a plan for conservation or mitigation. The fee or mitigation proposal as required by 10 V.S.A. ch. 123 shall accompany the application.

4.5 Avoidance and Minimization

a. Applicants for Takings and Possession permits shall have the burden to show that reasonable steps have been taken in to avoid and minimize takings. The Applicant shall provide information that demonstrates:

i. The proposed activity cannot practicably be designed to avoid taking and still satisfy the basic project purpose; and

ii. If avoidance of taking of a listed species cannot practicably be achieved, the proposed activity has been planned to minimize adverse impacts on the listed species.

b. The Secretary may require an applicant to submit additional information that the Secretary considers necessary to make a decision on the issuance or denial of a permit. The Secretary may dismiss the application without prejudice if the requested information is not provided to the Secretary within sixty (60) days of the Secretary's request.

c. In determining whether the burden has been met, the Secretary shall evaluate the potential effect of any proposed activity on the basis of both its direct and immediate effects, as well as on the basis of any cumulative or on-going effects on the listed species.

4.6 Mitigation

a. Mitigation may be required when full compliance with the requirements of 4.5 of this rule is insufficient to achieve no taking.

i. Mitigation may include permanent conservation of habitat in which the same species exists, ongoing monitoring of conserved areas, and treatment of conserved areas for the purposes of restoration or propagation of listed species.

ii. The mitigation may also include payment of fees to a state "in-lieu fee" program or mitigation fund approved by the Secretary.

4.7 Hearings

a. The Secretary may conduct a non-adversarial, public hearing in order to evaluate the application. Such a hearing will be held within 60 (sixty) days of the receipt of the administratively complete application.

b. When a petition has been denied and no public hearing has been held, the Applicant may request in writing to the Secretary that a hearing be held regarding the proposed activity. The Secretary will conduct a hearing within 30 days of receipt of the request.

4.8 Permit Conditions

The Secretary may require, as part of any issued permit, conditions for the protection and conservation of endangered species, per 10 V.S.A. ch. 123.

4.9 The Secretary shall inform an applicant of a decision to approve or deny a permit no more than 60 (sixty) days following an application being deemed administratively complete unless the Secretary determines there is just cause.

4.10 The Secretary maintains continuing jurisdiction over activities permitted under this rule and may, at any time, order the permittee to undertake remedial measures to ensure the protection and conservation of listed species.

 5.0 Listing

5.1 The following list of plants and animals is adopted as the Vermont Endangered and Threatened Species List pursuant to 10 V.S.A. ch. 123.

 5.2 Plants

Scientific Name              Common Name                Status                Date

                                                                                                            Listed*

PLANTS

APIACEAE PARSLEY

   FAMILY                                                       

 Sanicuia canadensis var.      Short-styled snakeroot           T                      1            

 canadensis L.                                                               

 Sanicula canadensis var.      Greater short-styled               T                      1            

  grandis Fern.                                     snakeroot                                     

 Taenidia integerrima (L.)     Yellow pimpernel                   T                      1            

Drude                                                                         

ARACEAE-ARUM

  FAMILY                                                          

 Arisaema dracontium (L.)      Green dragon                         T                      1            

Schott                                                                       

ASCLEPIADACEAE-

  MILKWEED FAMILY                                               

 Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.   Blunt-leaved milkweed        T                     1            

 Asclepias tuberosa L.               Butterfly-weed                    T                      1            

ASPLENIACEAE-SPLEEN-

  WORT FAMILY                                               

 Asplenium montanum Willd.   Mountain spleenwort         T                      1            

 Asplenium viride Huds.           Green spleenwort                 T                      1            

  *(Aspelenium trichomanes-                                                  

  ramosum L.)                                                                

ASTERACEAE-ASTER

   FAMILY                                                      

 Eupatorium sessilifolium L.   Sessile-leaved boneset         E                      4            

 Helianthus strumosus L.         Harsh sunflower                    T                      1            

 Lactuca hirsuta Muhl.            Hairy lettuce                          T                      5            

    Ex. Nutt.

 Nabalus boottii D.C.               Boott's rattlesnake-root        E                      1            

  *(Prenanthes boottii (DC.)                                                 

   A. Gray)                                                                     

 Omalotheca sylvatica                                                         

 L. Schultz-Bip. & F.W.          Woodland cudweed               E                      4            

    Schultz

 Petasites frigidus var.             Sweet coltsfoot                      T                      1            

palmatus (Ait.)                                                               

 Cronq.                                                                      

 Polymnia canadensis L.          White-flowered leafcup        E                      5, A          

 Solidago odora Ait.                 Sweet goldenrod                   T                      1            

 Solidago ulmifolia Muhl.        Elm-leaved goldenrod         E                      4, A          

    ex. Willd.                                                                       

BLECHNACEAE-CHAIN

   FERN FAMILY                                                

 Woodwardia virginica (L.)     Sm. Virginia chain-fern        T                      1            

BORAGINACEAE-BORAGE

    FAMILY                                                   

 Cynoglossum virginianum      Northern wild camfrey         T                      1            

    var. boreale (Fern.)                                                        

    Cooperider                                                                   

 Hackelia deflexa (Wahlenb)    Nodding stickseed               T                      1            

   Opiz ssp. americana

  (Gray) A. & D. Löve                                                                         

BRASSICACEAE-

   MUSTARD FAMILY                                                  

Arabidopsis lyrata                    Lyre-leaved rock-cress         T                      1            

(L.) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz                                                     

  *(Arabis lyrata L.)                                                        

Boechera stricta (Graham)        Drummond's rock-cress                  E                      4            

  *(Arabis drummondii A.

  Gray)                                               

Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.)       Northern rock-cress              T                     1            

   B.L. Rob.                                                                     

 Draba breweri var. cana           Lanceolate cress                   T                     1            

   (Rydb.) Rollins                                                                    

  *(Draba cana Rydb.)                                                         

Draba glabella Pursh               Smooth draba                        T                      1            

Rorippa aquatica                    Lake-cress                              T                      1            

  *(Neobeckia aquatica (Eaton)                                               

  Greene                                                                     

BRYACEAE-BRYUM MOSS FAMILY                                                   

 Plagiobryum zieri (Hedw.)               A moss                                    E                      3            

Lindb.                                                                       

CAPRIFOLIACEAE-HONEYSUCKLE                                                   

FAMILY                                                                        

 Viburnum edule (Michx.)     Squashberry                            T                      1

    Raf.     

CARYOPHLLACEAE-PINK FAMILY                                                   

 Minuartia marcescens          Marcescent sandwort             T                      1            

  (Fern.) House                                                              

 Minuartia rubella                  Marble sandwort                    T                      1            

 (Wahlenb.) Hiern                                                             

CISTACEAE-ROCK-ROSE FAMILY                                                   

 Crocanthemum bicknellii                                                     

  (Fern) Janchen                      Plains frostweed                      T                     1             

 Hudsonia tomentosa Nutt.                 Beach heather                          E                     1            

  *(Helianthemum bicknellii                                                  

Fern.)                                                                       

 Lechea mucronata Raf.         Hairy pinweed                        E                      4            

CLUSIACEAE-                                                                  

 ST. JOHN'S-WORT                                                             

  FAMILY                                                                      

 Hypericum ascyron L.          Great St. John's-wort              T                      1            

CONVOLVULACEAE-                                                              

 MORNING-GLORY FAMILY                                                         

 Calystegia spithamaeus (L.)              Low bindweed                       T                      1            

Pursh                                                                        

CORNACEAE-DOGWOOD FAMILY                                                     

 Cornus florida L.                   Flowering dogwood                T                      1            

CRASSULACEAE-STONECROP FAMILY                                                

 Rhodiola rosea L.                  Roseroot                                T                      1            

 *(Sedum rosea L. Scop.)                                                     

CUPRESSACEAE-CYPRESS FAMILY                                                  

 Juniperus horizontalis Moench Creeping juniper                T                      1            

CYPERACEAE-SEDGE FAMILY                                                      

 Carex arcta Boott                  Contracted sedge                    E                      4            

 Carex atratiformis Britt.       Blackish sedge                        T                      1            

 Carex buxbaumii Walenb.     Buxbaum's sedge                   E                      1            

 Carex capillaris L.                 Capillary sedge                       T                      1            

 Carex chordorrhiza Ehrh, ex  Creeping sedge                      E                      4            

L. f.                                                                            

 Carex foenea Willd.              Bronze sedge                          E                      4            

 Carex garberi Fern.               Garber's sedge                        T                      1            

 Carex livida (Wahlenb.)        Pale sedge                              T                      1            

   Willd.

 Carex muehlenbergii var.                                                    

enervis                                                                       

 Schkuhr ex Willd.                 Nerveless Muelehberg

  Carex muehlenbergii var.     sedge                                       T                      1            

  muehlenbergii                                                                

 Schkuhr ex Willd.                 Muhlenberg's sedge                T                      1            

 Carex oligocarpa Schkuhr ex Few-fruited sedge                  E                      4            

Willd.                                                                       

 Carex richardsonii R. Br.     Richardson's sedge                 E                      1            

 Carex siccata Dewey             Hay sedge                               E                      4            

 Carex vaginata Tausch         Sheathed sedge                       E                      4            

 Cyperus diandrus Torr.        Low cyperus                           E                      3            

 Cyperus houghtonii Torr.                  Houghton's cyperus                T                      1            

Eleocharis quinqueflora        Few-flowered spike rush        T                      1            

(Hartmann O. Schwarz                                                          

  *(Eleocharis pauciflora                                                    

(Lightf.) Link)                                                                      

 Fimbristylis autumnalis (L.)             Autumn fimbristylis               E                      4             

Roem. & Schult.                                                              

 Rhynchospora capillacea      Capillary beak-rush                T                      1            

    Torr.

 Scirpus ancistrochaetus         Barbed-bristle bulrush           E                      4, A          

Schuyler                                                                     

 Trichophorum planifolium                                                    

(Spreng.) Palla                        Bashful bulrush                      E                      4, A          

  *(Scirpus verecundus Fern.)                                                

DIAPENSIACEAE-DIAPENSIA

 FAMILY                                               

 Diapensia lapponica L.          Diapensia                               E                      1            

DRYOPTERIDACEAE-WOOD

 FERN FAMILY                                                                       

 Dryopteris filix-mas (L.)     Male Fern                               T                      1            

Schott                                                                       

 Woodsia alpina (Bolton)       Alpine woodsia                       E                      1            

   S.F.

Gray                                                                         

EQUISETACEAE-HORSETAIL

 FAMILY                                                

 Equisetum palustre L.           Marsh horsetail                      T                      1            

ERICACEAE-HEALTH

FAMILY                                                      

 Pterospora andromedea         Pinedrops                               E                      4            

    Nutt.

 Pyrola asarifoliea Michx.     Bog wintergreen                     T                      4            

Pyrola minor L.                      Lesser pyrola                          E                      1            

 Rhododendron maximum L.  Great laurel                                        T                      1            

Vaccinium stamineum L.        Deerberry                                          E                      5            

FABACEAE-PEA FAMILY                                                          

 Astragalus canadensis L.      Canadian milk-vetch              T                      1            

 Astragalus robbinsii var.       Jessup's milk-vetch                E                      1            

jesupii                                                                      

  Egglst. & Sheldon                                                          

 Crotalaria sagittalis L.          Rattlebox                               T                      1             

 Desmodium cuspidatum (Muhl.                                                 

 ex Willd.) DC ex Loud.        Large-bracted tick-trefoil      E                      1            

 Desmondium rotundifolium             Prostrate tick-trefoil               T                      1            

    DC.

 Lathyrus japonicus var.                                                     

maritimus                                                                    

 (L.) Kartesz & Gandhi         Beach-pea                                           T                      1            

  *(Lathyrus maritimus (L.)                                                  

Bigelow)                                                                     

 Lathyrus palustris L.             Marsh vetchling                     T                      1            

Lespedeza frutescens (L.)      Violet bush-cover                   T                      1            

Hornem                                                                       

  *(Lespedeza violacea auct.                                                 

  non (L.) Pers)1                                                             

 Lespedeza hirta (L.)              Hairy bush-clover                   T                      4            

    Hornem.

 Lupinus perennis L.               Wild lupine                                         E                      6, A          

 Senna hebecarpa (Fern.)                                                     

 Irwin & Barneby                    Wild senna                              T                      1            

FAGACEAE-BEECH FAMILY                                                        

 Quercus ilicifolia Wangenh.  Scrub oak                                           E                      4            

 Quercus prinoides Willd.                  Dwarf chinkapin oak              E                      7            

GENTIANACEAE-GENTIAN

 FAMILY                                                  

 Gentiana andrewsii Griseb.               Fringe-top closed                   T                      1  

                                                  gentian         

 Gentianella amarella (L.)     Felwort                                   T                      1            

Boerner                                                                      

 Gentianella quinquefolia       Stiff gentian                           T                      1            

(L.) Small                                                                        

HYDROPHYLLACEAE-                                                             

 WATERLEAF FAMILY                                                             

 Hydrophyllum canadense      Broad-leaved waterleaf          T                      1            

    (L.)

ISOETACEAE-QUILLWORT

 FAMILY                                                  

 Isoetes engelmannii A.          Engelmann's quillwort           T                      1            

    Braun

JUNCACEAE-RUSH FAMILY                                                        

 Juncus greenei Oakes &                    Greene's rush                          E                      4            

Tuckerm.                                                                     

 Juncus militaris Bigelow      Soldier rush                            E                      4            

 Juncus secundus Beauv. ex    Secund rush                           E                      4            

Poir.                                                                        

JUNICAGINACAE-ARROW-

GRASS FAMILY                                                                      

 Triglochin maritima L.        Arrow-grass                            E                      8            

LAMIACEAE-MINT                                                               

 FAMILY                                                                       

 Agastache nepetoides (L.)                 Yellow giant hyssop               T                      1            

Kuntze                                                                       

 Agastache scrophulariaefolia Purple giant hyssop               T                      1            

(Willd.) Kuntze                                                              

 Blephilia hirsuta (Pursh.)      Hairy wood-mint                    T                      1            

Benth.                                                                        

 Dracocephalum parviflorum  American dragonhead           T                      1            

Nutt.                                                                        

 Physostegia virginiana (L.)               Obedience                               T                      1            

Benth.                                                                       

 Pycnanthemum incanum       Hoary mountain mint             E                      4            

(L.) Michx.                                                                        

LENTIBULARIACEAE-                                                            

 BLADDERWORT FAMILY                                                          

 Utricularia resupinata B.D.               Northeastern bladder-            T                      1            

Greene ex Bigelow                   wort                                          

LILIACEAE-LILY FAMILY                                                        

 Allium canadense L.             Wild garlic                             T                      1            

 Anticlea glauca (Nutt.)          White camas                           E                      10

   Kunth

LYGODIACEAE-CLIMBING

FERN FAMILY                                                                       

 Lygodium palmatum (Bernh.) Sw.   Climbing fern                         E                      1            

MELASTOMATACEAE-                                                              

 MEADOW-BEAUTY FAMILY                                                        

 Rhexia virginica L.                Virginia meadow-

 beauty                                    T                      1            

MORACEAE-MULBERRY

 FAMILY                                                     

 Morus rubra L.                      Red mulberry                          T                      1            

NYMPHACEAE-WATER-LILY

 FAMILY                                                 

 Nymphaea leibergii Morong. Pygmy water-lily                  E                      7            

ONAGRACEAE-EVENING

  PRIM  ROSE FAMILY                                                                 

 Ludwigia polycarpa Short &  Many-fruited                         E                      1            

Peter                                        false-loosestrife                             

OPHIOGLOSSACEAE-ADDER'S-                                                     

 TONGUE FAMILY                                                               

 Botrychium minganense       Mingan moonwort                  E                      1            

    Vict.

ORCHIDACEAE-ORCHID

 FAMILY                                                    

 Aplectrum hyemale                           Putty-root                              T                      1            

(Muhl. ex Willd.) Nutt.

Torr.                                                                       

 Arethusa bulbosa L.              Arethusa                                T                      1            

 Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes              Calypso                       T                      1            

 Corallorhiza odontorhiza      Autumn coral-root                  T                      1            

(Willd.)                                                                     

  Nutt                                                                       

 Cypripedium arietinum Ait. Ram's head lady's-slipper      T                      1            

   f.

 Isotria medeoloides (Pursh)   Small whorled pogonia         E                      4            

Raf.  Isotria verticillata          Large whorled pogonia          T                      1            

   (Muhl.

ex Willd.)  Raf.                                                                        

 Liparis lilifolia (L.) L.C.       Lily-leaved twayblade             T                     1            

Rich.  ex Lindl.                                                                  

 Listera auriculata Wieg.        Auricled twayblade                E                      1            

 Listera australis Lindl.          Southern twayblade                E                      1            

 Malaxis monophyllos var                 White adder's mouth              T                      1            

brachypode (Gray) Morris &                                                    

Eames                                                                        

  *(Malaxis brachypoda (A.                                                   

Gray) Fern.)                                                                      

 Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl. Tubercled orchis                     T                      1            

 Platanthera hookeri (Torr.     Hooker's orchis                       T                      1            

   ex

Gray)  Lindl.                                                                      

 Triphora trianthophora (Sw.) Three-birds orchid                 T                      1            

Rydb.                                                                        

OROBANCHACEAE-CANCER-

ROOT  FAMILY                                                                        

 Castilleja septentrionalis      Northern-painted-cup             T                      1            

Lindl.                                                                       

PAPAVERACEAE-POPPY

 FAMILY                                                     

 Corydalis aurea Willd.          Golden corydalis                    T                      1            

PINACEAE-PINE FAMILY                                                         

 Pinus banksiana Lamb.         Jack pine                     T                      1            

PLANTAGINACEAE-PLANTAIN                                                      

FAMILY                                                                       

 Hippuris vulgaris L.              Mare's tail                   E                      4            

 Veronicastrum virginicum     Culver's-root                         E                      1            

 (L.) Farw.                                                                  

POACEAE-GRASS                                                                

 FAMILY                                                                       

 Ammophila breviligulata      Champlain beach       E                      1            

   ssp.                                       grass

 champlainensis (Seymour)                                                    

Walker, Paris, & Barrington                                                          

 ex Bankworth                                                                

  *(Ammophila champlainensis                                                 

Sey mour)                                                                       

 Anthoxanthum monticola                 Alpine sweet-grass                 T                      1            

 (Bigelow) Veldkamp                                                          

  *(Hierochloe alpina (Swartz)                                                

  R. & S.)                                                                   

 Calamagrostis pickeringii A. Pickering's reed-        E                      8            

 Gray, Man.                             grass                                                                 

 Calamagrostis stricta ssp.    Bentgrass                   E                      4            

inexpansa                                                                    

  (Gray) C.W. Greene                                                         

 Glyceria acutiflora Torr.       Sharp manna-             E                      4            

                                                grass

 Panicum flexile (Gattinger)              Stiff witch-                 E                      4            

                                                grass

Scribn.                                                                      

 Piptatherum pungens             Slender mountain-       T                    4            

 (Torr ex Spreng.) Dorn          rice                                                      

  *(Oryzopsis pungens (Torr.)                                                

  Hitchc.)                                                                    

 Sphenopholis nitida               Shiny wedgegrass                   E                      4            

  (Biehler) Scribn.                                                                      

 Sphenopholis obtusata         Blunt spenopholis      E                      4            

(Michx.) Scribn.                                                             

Sporobolus compositus          Rough rush-grass       E                      1            

(Poir.) Merr.                                                                         

  *(Sporobolus asper (Michx.)                                                

Kunth)                                                                       

 Vulpia octoflora (Walt.)       Eight-flowered           E                      4            

    Rydb.                                  fescue

POLEMONIACEAE-PHLOX

 FAMILY                                                   

 Polemonium van-bruntiae     Eastern Jacob's           T                      1            

    Britt.                                   ladder

POLYGONACEAE-

BUCKWHEAT FAMILY                                                                       

 Polygonum douglasii             Douglas' knotweed     E                      4            

    Greene

PRIMULACEAE-PRIMROSE

 FAMILY                                                  

 Primula mistassinica Michx.            Bird's-eye primrose                T                      1             

PTERIDACEAE-MAIDENHAIR

 FERN FAMILY                                                                       

Adiantum viridimontanum    Green Mountain         T                      5            

    Paris                                    maidenhair                                        

RANUNCULACEAE-

BUTTERCUP FAMILY                                                                      

 Anemone multifida Poir.                  Early thimbleweed     E                      1            

 Hydrastis canadensis L.       Golden-seal                 E                     1             

 Ranunculus allegheniensis     Allegheny buttercup   T                    4            

Britt.                                                                       

RHAMNACEAE-BUCKTHORN                                                         

 FAMILY                                                                       

 Ceanothus herbaceus Raf.      Prairie red-root           E                    1            

ROSACEAE-ROSE FAMILY                                                         

Potentilla litoralis Rydb.        Northern cinquefoil     E                    4            

  *(Potentilla pensylvanica L.                                               

var.  bipinnatifida (Douglas) T. &                                               

G.)                                                                           

 Prunus americana Marsh.                  Wild plum                   T                     1            

 Prunus susquehanae Willd.   Susquehanna sand      E                     10

                                                cherry

 Rosa acicularis Lindl.           Needle-spine rose        E                    4            

RUBIACEAE-MADDER FAMILY                                                      

 Galium labradoricum Wieg.             Bog bedstraw               T                    1            

SALICACEAE-WILLOW

 FAMILY                                                     

 Salix plainifolia Pursh          Tea-leaved willow       T                    1            

 Salix uva-ursi Pursh              Bearberry willow         E                    1            

SCHEUCHZIERIACEAE-

SCHEUCHZERIA FAMILY                                                                       

 Scheuchzeria palustria L.     Pod-grass                    T                     1            

SPARGANIACEAE-BUR-

REED FAMILY                                                                      

 Sparganium nutans L.          Lesser bur-reed            T                    4            

SPHAGNACEAE-SPHAGNUM                                                         

 FAMILY                                                                      

 Sphagnum subfulvum Sjors   A peat moss                 E                    3            

  *(Sphagnum nitidum Warnst.)                                                

TOFIELDIACEAE-FALSE                                                          

ASPHODEL FAMILY                                                              

 Triantha glutinosa (Michx.)   Sticky false-asphodel   T                  1            

Baker                                                                        

  *(Tofieldia gutinose                                                       

(Michx.) Baker)                                                               

ULMACEAE-ELM FAMILY                                                          

 Ulmus thomasii Sarg.            Rock elm                      T                    8            

VALERIANACEAE-VALERIAN                                                        

 FAMILY                                                                      

 Valeriana uliginosa (Torr. &  Marsh valerian             E                  1            

Gray) Rydb.                                                                  

VIOLACEAE-VIOLET FAMILY                                                      

 Viola lanceolata L.                Lance-leaved violet      T                   1            

XYRIDACEAE-YELLOW-EYED                                                       

 GRASS FAMILY                                                                 

 Xyris montana Ries               Yellow-eyed grass        T                   1            

5.3 AMPHIPODS                                                                

CRANGONYCTIDAE-A                  

GAMMARIDAE AMPHIPOD

FAMILY

Stygobromus borealis           Taconic                         E                    5

                                                cave amphipod

5.4 INSECTS

CICINDELIDAE-TIGER BEETLE

FAMILY

Cicindela hirticollis               Beach-dune tiger           T                   5

                                                beetle

Cicindela marginipennis                    Cobblestone tiger          T                   1

                                                beetle

Cicindela puritana                  Puritan tiger beetle        T                  5

5.5 MOLLUSKS

MARGARITIFERIDAE-PEARL

MUSSEL FAMILY

Margaritifera margaritifera               Eastern pearlshell          T                  5

UNIONIDAE-UNIONOID MUSSEL

FAMILY

Alasmidonta heterodon                      Dwarf wedge mussel     E                   4, A

Alasmidonta varicosa             Brook floater                 T                   5

Anodontoides ferussacianus              Cylindrical papershell   E                  6

Lampsilis ovata                      Pocketbook                  E                     6

Lasmigona costata                  Fluted-shell                 E                     6

Leptodea fragilis                    Fragile papershell        E                    6

Ligumia recta                         Black sand shell           E                    6, B

Potamilus alatus                     Pink heelsplitter           E                    6

Pyganodon grandis                 Giant floater                T                     6

5.6 FISH

ACIPENSERIDAE-STURGEON

FAMILY

Acipenser fulvescens             Lake sturgeon              E                     1

ICTALURIDAE-NORTH

AMERICAN FRESHWATER

 CATFISH FAMILY

Noturus flavus                        Stonecat                      E                      5

PERCIDAE-PERCH FAMILY

Ammocrypta pellucida                       Eastern sand darter                 T                      1

Percina copelandi                   Channel darter                        E                      6

PETROMYZONTIDAE-

LAMPREY FAMILY

Ichthyomyzon fosser              Northern brook           E                      4, A

                                                lamprey

Lampetra appendix                 American brook          T                      1

                                                lamprey

5.7 AMPHIBIANS

HYLIDAE-NEW WORLD TREE

FROG FAMILY

Pseudacris maculata               Boreal chorus frog     E                      10

5.8 REPTILES

COLUBRIDAE-COLUBRID

 SNAKE FAMILY

Coluber constrictor                North American racer T                     7

Pantherophis alleghaniensis    Eastern ratsnake         T                    7

*(Elaphe obsoleta)

EMYDIDAE BOX TURTLE AND

POND TURTLE FAMILY

Clemmys guttata                    Spotted turtle                          E                      6, C

SCINCIDAE-SKINK FAMILY

Plestiodon fasciatus

*(Eumeces fasciatus)             Common five-lined     E                     1

                                                skink

TRONYCHIDAE-SOFTSHELL

TURTLE FAMILY

Apalone spinifera                   Spiny softshell             T                    1

VIPERIDAE-VIPER AND PIT

VIPER FAMILY

Crotalus horridus                    Timber rattlesnake       E                    1

5.9 BIRDS

ACCIPITRIDAE-HAWK AND

EAGLE FAMILY

Haliaeetus leucocephalus                   Bald eagle                  E                      1

CAPRIMULGIDAE-NIGHTJAR

FAMILY

Caprimulgus vociferous         Whip-poor will           T                      10

Chordeiles minor                    Common nighthawk   E                      10

EMBERIZIDAE-AMERICAN

SPARROW AND RELATIVES

FAMILY

Ammodramus henslowii         Henslow's sparrow                E                      1

Ammodramus savannarun      Grasshopper sparrow  T                     6

LANIIDAE-SHRIKE FAMILY

Lanius ludovicianus               Loggerhead shrike                  E                      1

LARIDAE-GULL AND TERN

FAMILY

Chlidonias niger                     Black tern                  T                      7,B

Sterna hirindo                         Commom tern             E                     2, A

PHASIANIDAE-TURKEY,

GROUSE, PHESANT AND

PARTRIDGE FAMILY

Falcipennis canadensis           Spruce grouse              E                     2

SCOPLOPACIDAE-SANPIPER,

SNIPE AND RELATIVES

FAMILY

Bartramia longicauda             Upland sandpiper         T                    7, A

TROGLODYTIDAE-WREN

 FAMILY

Cistothorus platensis              Sedge wren                  E                     6, A

5.10 MAMMALS

FELIDAE-CAT FAMILY

Puma concolor cougar           Eastern mountain lion  E                    1

*(Felis concolor cougar)

Lynx canadensis                     Canada lynx                 E                    1

MUSTELIDAE-WEASEL

 FAMILY

Martes americana                   American marten         E                    1

VESPERTILIONIDAE-VESPER-

TILIONID BAT FAMILY

Myotis leibii                           Eastern small-footed    T                    1

                                                bat

Myotis lucifugus                    Little brown bat           E                    9

Myotis septentrionalis           Northern long-eared    E                     9

                                                Bat

Myotis sodalis                        Indiana bat                  E                     1

Perimyotis subflavus              Tri-colored bat           E                     10

________

*Date listed:

1 = 04-13-87

2 = 07-30-88

3 = 06-23-89

4 = 11-09-91

5 = 12-07-94

6 = 03-18-99

7 = 04-23-05

8 = 02-16-11

9 = 07-15-11

10 = 11-15-12

A = listed as threaten on 04-13-87

B = listed as threaten on 12-07-94

C = listed as threaten on 06-23-89

*Synonym - indicates a name change from a previous Vermont Endangered and Threatened Species list

(Added 1989, Regulation of the Secretary Agency of Natural Resources, eff. June 23, 1989; amended 1991, Regulation of the Secretary of Agency of Natural Resources, eff. Nov. 9, 1991; amended 1995, Regulation of the Secretary of Agency of Natural Resources, eff. Dec. 7, 1994; amended 1999, Regulation of the Secretary of Agency of Natural Resources, eff. Mar. 18, 1999; 2005 Regulation of the Secretary of Agency of Natural Resources, eff. April 28, 2005; 2011 Regulation of the Secretary of Agency of Natural Resources, eff. July 15, 2011; 2012 Regulation of the Secretary of Agency of Natural Resources, eff. Nov. 15, 2012; 2014, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 13.)