An Act To Make Additions and Deletions to the List of State Endangered and Threatened Species
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0366
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: BRYANT, LUNDEEN, RICHARDSON, WHEELER

Legislative Document 
No. 366 
H.P.296 
House of Representatives, January 25, 2007 
An Act To Make Additions and Deletions to the List of State 
Endangered and Threatened Species 
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Representative BRYANT of Windham. 
Cosponsored by Senator BRYANT of Oxford and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: LUNDEEN of Mars Hill, RICHARDSON of Carmel, WHEELER of Kittery. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 12 MRS A §12803, sub-§3, as repealed and replaced by PL 2003, c. 573, 
§6 and affected by §8 and c. 614, §9 and c. 655, Pt. C, §§3 and 6, is amended to read: 
3. 
Legislative authority. 
The Legislature, as sole authority, shall designate a 
species as a state endangered or state threatened species. The list of state endangered or 
state threatened species by common name, scientific name and status is as follows: 
A. 
Least tern, Sterna albifrofts antillarum, endangered; 
B. 
Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos, endangered; 
C. 
Piping plover, Charadrius melodus, endangered; 
D. 
Sedge wren, Cistothorus ~Iateftis platensis, endangered; 
E. 
Grasshopper sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum, endangered; 
F. 
Box turtle, Terrapene carolina, endangered; 
G. 
Black racer, Coluber constrictor, endangered; 
H. 
Roseate tern, Sterna dougallii, endangered; 
I. 
Northern bog lemming, Synaptomys borealis, threatened; 
1. 
Blanding'S turtle, Emydoidea blandingii, endangered; 
K. 
Black tern, Chlidonias niger, endangered; 
L. 
American pipit, Anthus rubescens (breeding population only), endangered; 
M. 
Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus (breeding population only), endangered; 
N. 
Flat headed mayfly Roaring Brook mayfly, Epeorus frisoni, endangered; 
O. 
Ringed boghaunter, Williamsonia lintneri, eftdRftgefed threatened; 
P. 
Clayton's copper, Lycaena dorcas ciaytoni, endangered; 
Q. 
Edwards' hairstreak, Satyrium edwardsii, endangered; 
R. 
Hessel's hairstreak, MitoHfa Callophrys hesseli, endangered; 
S. 
Katahdin arctic, Oenis polixenes katahdin, endangered; 
T. 
Spotted turtle, Clemmys guttata, threatened; 
U. 
Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, threatened; 
V. 
Razorbill, Alca torda, threatened; 
W. 
Atlantic puffin, Fratercula arctica, threatened; 
X. 
Harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, threatened; 
Y. 
Arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea, threatened; 
Z. 
Upland s~ndpiper, Bartramia longicauda, threatened; 
AA. Swamp darter, Etheostoma fusiforme, threatened; 
BB. 
Tidewater mucket, Leptodea ochracea, threatened; 
Cc. Yellow lampmussel, Lampsilis cariosa, threatened; 
DO. 
Tomah mayfly, Siphlonisca aerodromia, threatened; 
EE. 
Pygmy sAaketail, OpRiogompluls Rowei, tRreateAed; 
FF. 
Twilight moth, Lycia rachelae, threatened; aAd 
GG. 
Pine barrens 7:aAslogAatna ZancIognatha, Zanclognatha martha, threatened": ~ 
HH. Redfin pickerel, Esox americanus americanus, endangered; 
II. Juniper hairstreak, Callophrys gryneus, endangered; 
JJ. Rapids cIubtail. Gomphus quadricolor, endangered; 
II 
KK. New England cottontail, Sylvilagus transitional is, endangered; 
LL. Black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, threatened; 
MM. Common moorhen, Gallinula chloropus, threatened; 
NN. Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo (breeding population only), threatened; 
00. Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus (breeding popUlation only), threatened; 
PP. Purple lesser fritillary, Boloria chariclea grand is, threatened; 
QQ. Sleepy duskywing, Erynnis brizo, threatened; 
RR. Boreal snaketail, Ophiogomphus colubrinus, threatened; 
SS. Brook floater, Alasmidonta varicosa, threatened; 
IT. Barrow's goldeneye, Bucephala albeola, threatened; and 
UU. Least bittern, Ixobrychus exilis, endangered. 
SUMMARY 
The Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 12803 reqUires that prIor to 
recommending additions, deletions or other changes to the list of endangered and 
threatened species, the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall provide for 
public notice and public hearings on the proposed recommendations to the Legislature. 
This bill contains the recommended additions, amendments and deletions to that list.