Chapter 3 North Carolina Species
• " Plant " means any member of the plant kingdom, including seeds, roots and other parts or their propagules.
• " Resident plant or resident species " means a native species or higher taxon of plant growing in North Carolina.
• " Protected plant " means a species or higher taxon of plant adopted by the North Carolina Plant Conservation Board (Board) to protect, conserve, and/or enhance the plant species and includes those the Board has designated as endangered, threatened, or of special concern. • " Endangered plant species " means any species or higher taxon of plant whose continued existence as a viable component of the State's flora is determined to be in jeopardy by the Board; also, any species of plant determined to be an "endangered species" pursuant to the ESA. • " Threatened plant species " means any resident species of plant which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range, or one that is designated as threatened by the Federal Fish and Wildlife Service. • " Special concern plant species " means any species of plant in North Carolina that requires monitoring but which may be collected and sold under regulations adopted under the provisions of the Plant Protection and Conservation Act. In some instances, an animal may fall into more than one regulation or license category. For example, Bobcats are classified as a fur-bearing animal subject to trapping regulations and as a game animal subject to hunting regulations. Information about which species are game animals in North Carolina and the regulations and license requirements for fishing, hunting, or trapping wildlife can be found in the Commission’s rules and regulation digest, which is published annually online on the NCWRC webpage https://www.ncwildlife. gov/hunting/fishing-hunting- trapping-regulations. 3.1.3 Permit Requirements With few exceptions, collection and possession of live animals from the wild are illegal and can be prosecuted under state law; with the exception authorizing the NCWRC to issue permits for wildlife collectors. This legal protection applies to all wildlife species and allows collection and possession when a permit has been issued by the NCWRC. Permits are also required for scientific collection of any federal or state protected species for any reason (e.g., research, propagation). However, when a scientific collection permit is issued, possession of the animal must be temporary, and the animal must be returned alive to the site where it was collected.
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