Section Env-Wq 1303.01 - Criteria for Listing Exotic Aquatic Weeds as Prohibited The department shall list an aquatic plant species as prohibited if it meets any of the following criteria:
(a) The species does not naturally occur in New Hampshire and will cause or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health or safety if introduced to the area, because it grows or is likely to grow more rapidly than native plants so as to impair an ecosystem's ability to function by altering its productivity, decomposition, water fluxes, nutrient cycling and loss, soil fertility, erosion, dissolved oxygen concentrations, or its ability to maintain its existing species diversity;(b) The species is known to invade and disrupt aquatic and wetland ecosystems in other geographic areas where the climate is similar to that of New Hampshire;(c) The species is able to create dense, monospecific stands or monotypic stands that displace or destroy native plant habitat, destroy fish and wildlife habitats, inhibit water circulation, hinder navigation or irrigation, or severely restrict the recreational use of waterways; and(d) The species resists effective control by present technology or available management practices.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wq 1303.01
(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Wq 1300) #8703-A, eff 9-5-06
Amended byVolume XXXIV Number 46, Filed November 13, 2014 , Proposed by #10696, Effective 10/18/2014, Expires10/18/2024.