§ 75.2. Threatened species.

 (a)  General. The species of fish, amphibians and reptiles listed in subsections (b) and (c) are classified as threatened. The catching, taking, killing, possessing, importing to or exporting from this Commonwealth, selling, offering for sale or purchasing, of any individual of these species, alive or dead, or any part thereof, without a special permit from the Executive Director is prohibited.

 (b)  Fish. The following species are threatened:

   (1)  Mountain brook lamprey, Ichthyomyzon greeleyi.

   (2)  Skipjack herring, Alosa chrysochloris.

   (3)  Goldeye, Hiodon alosoides.

   (4)  Mooneye, Hiodon tergisus.

   (5)  Bigmouth shiner, Notropis dorsalis.

   (6)  Southern redbelly dace, Phoxinus erythrogaster.

   (7)  Smallmouth buffalo, Ictiobus bubalus.

   (8)  Spotted sucker, Minytrema melanops.

   (9)  Brindled madtom, Noturus miurus.

   (10)  Bluebreast darter, Etheostoma camurum.

   (11)  Spotted darter, Etheostoma maculatum.

   (12)  Tippecanoe darter, Etheostoma tippecanoe.

   (13)  Channel darter, Percina copelandi.

   (14)  Gilt darter, Percina evides.

   (15)  Longhead darter, Percina macrocephala.

 (c)  Amphibians and reptiles. The following species are threatened:

   (1)  Green Salamander, Aneides aeneus.

   (2)  Red-bellied Turtle, Pseudemys rubriventris.

   The provisions of this §  75.2 amended under the Fish and Boat Code, 30 Pa.C.S. § §  2102 and 2305.

   The provisions of this §  75.2 adopted February 8, 1991, effective February 9, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 498; amended November 7, 1997, effective November 8, 1997, 27 Pa.B. 5779; amended September 17, 1999, effective September 18, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 4869; amended September 9, 2005, effective September 10, 2005, 35 Pa.B. 5010. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (297644) and (260211).