§ 75.3. Candidate species.

 (a)  General. The species listed in subsections (b) and (c) are considered candidate species which could achieve endangered or threatened status in the future. They are subject to seasons, size, creel—bag—and possession limits specified in this subpart. A person who catches these species is encouraged to release them immediately and unharmed to the waters or other area from which they were taken.

 (b)  Fishes.

   (1)  Ohio lamprey, Ichthyomyzon bdellium.

   (2)  Least brook lamprey, Lampetra aepyptera.

   (3)  Bowfin, Amia calva.

   (4)  Central mudminnow, Umbra limi.

   (5)  Eastern mudminnow, Umbra pygmaea.

   (6)  Hornyhead chub, Nocomis biguttatus.

   (7)  Brook stickleback, Culaea inconstans.

 (c)  Amphibians and reptiles.

    (1)  Blandings Turtle, Emydoidea blandingii.

    (2)  Broadhead Skink, Plestiodon laticeps.

    (3)  Timber Rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus.

   The provisions of this §  75.3 amended under sections 2102 and 2305 of the Fish and Boat Code (30 Pa.C.S. § §  2102 and 2305); and The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §  186) and the Commonwealth Documents Law (45 P. S. §  1204).

   The provisions of this §  75.3 adopted February 8, 1991, effective February 9, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 498; amended April 15, 1994, effective April 6, 1994, 24 Pa.B. 1958; amended September 17, 1999, effective September 18, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 4869; amended September 9, 2005, effective September 10, 2005, 35 Pa.B. 5010; amended March 6, 2009, effective March 7, 2009, 39 Pa.B. 1202; amended March 19, 2010, effective March 20, 2010, 40 Pa.B. 1500; amended July 2, 2010, effective July 3, 2010, 40 Pa.B. 3664; amended December 21, 2012, effective December 22, 2012, 42 Pa.B. 7684. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (354525) to (354526).