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Sections 14 and 22.

SCHEDULE 9E+W+S Animals and plants to which section 14 applies

Part I E+W+S Animals which are established in the wild

Common nameScientific name
Bass, Large-mouthed BlackMicropterus salmoides
Bass, RockAmbloplites rupestris
BitterlingRhodeus sericeus
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus
CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
CoypuMyocastor coypus
[F1Crayfish, Noble] [F1Astacus astacus]
[F1Crayfish, Signal] [F1Pacifastacus leniusculus]
[F1Crayfish, Turkish] [F1Astacus leptodactylus]
[F2Deer, Muntjac][F2Muntiacus reevesi]
[F1Deer, Sika] [F1Cervus nippon]
[F3 Deer, any hybrid one of whose parents or other lineal ancestor was a Sika Deer][F3 Any hybrid of Cervus nippon]
[F3 With respect to the Outer Hebrides and the isalnds of Aaran, Islay, Jura and Rum - (a)Deer, Cervus(allspecies)][F3 Cervus]
[F3 (b)Deer, any hybrid one of whose parents or other lineal ancestor was a species of Cervus Deer][F3 Any hybrid of the genus Cervus]
Dormouse, FatGlis glis
Duck, Carolina WoodAix sponsa
Duck, MandarinAix galericulata
Duck, RuddyOxyura jamaicensis
Eagle, White-tailedHaliaetus albicilla
[F1Flatworm, New Zealand] [F1Artiposthia triangulata]
Frog, EdibleRana esculenta
Frog, European Tree (otherwise known as Common tree frog)Hyla arborea
Frog, MarshRana ridibunda
Gerbil, MongolianMeriones unguiculatus
Goose, CanadaBranta canadensis
Goose, EgyptianAlopochen aegyptiacus
Heron, NightNycticorax nycticorax
Lizard, Common WallPodarcis muralis
Marmot, Prairie (otherwise known as Prairie dog)Cynomys
Mink, AmericanMustela vison
Newt, AlpineTriturus alpestris
[F1Newt, Italian Crested] [F1Triturus carnifex]
[F4Owl, Barn] [F4Tyto alba]
Parakeet, Ring-neckedPsittacula krameri
Partridge, ChukarAlectoris chukar
Partridge, RockAlectoris graeca
Pheasant, GoldenChrysolophus pictus
Pheasant, Lady Amherst’sChrysolophus amherstiae
Pheasant, Reeves’Syrmaticus reevesii
Pheasant, SilverLophura nycthemera
Porcupine, CrestedHystrix cristata
Porcupine, HimalayanHystrix hodgsonii
Pumpkinseed (otherwise known as Sun-fish or Pond-perch)Lepomis gibbosus
Quail, BobwhiteColinus virginianus
Rat, BlackRattus rattus
[F1Snake, Aesculapian] [F1Elaphe longissima]
Squirrel, GreySciurus carolinensis
Terrapin, European PondEmys orbicularis
Toad, African ClawedXenopus laevis
Toad, MidwifeAlytes obstetricans
Toad, Yellow-belliedBombina variegata
Wallaby, Red-neckedMacropus rufogriseus
Wels (otherwise known as European catfish)Silurus glanis
ZanderStizostedion lucioperca

Textual Amendments

F1 Entries in Sch. 9 Pt. I added (17.3.1992) by S.I. 1992/320, art. 2.

F2 Entry in Sch. 9 Pt. I added (5.3.1997) by S.I. 1997/226, art. 2

F3 Entries in Sch. 9 Pt. I added (28.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/1002, art. 2

F4 Entry in Sch. 9 Pt. I added (25.11.1992) by S.I. 1992/2674, art. 2.

Part II E+W+S Plants

Common nameScientific name
[F5False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia]
[F5FanwortCabomba caroliniana]
[F5Fern, WaterAzolla filiculoides]
[F5Fig, HottentotCarpobrotus edulis]
Hogweed, GiantHeracleum mantegazzianum
[F5Hyacinth, waterEichhornia crassipes]
[F6Kelp, Giant] [F6Macrocystis angustifolia]
[F6Kelp, Giant] [F6Macrocystis integrifolia]
[F6Kelp, Giant] [F6Macrocystis laevis]
Kelp, GiantMacrocystis pyrifera
[F6Kelp, Japanese] [F6Laminaria japonica]
Knotweed, JapanesePolygonum cuspidatum
[F5Leek, Few-floweredAllium paradoxum]
[F5Lettuce, waterPistia stratiotes]
[F5Parrot's-featherMyriophyllum aquaticum]
[F5Pennywort, FloatingHydrocotyle ranunculoides]
[F5Salvinia, GiantSalvinia molesta]
[F6Seafingers, Green] [F6Codium fragile tomentosoides]
[F6Seaweed, Californian Red] [F6Pikea californica]
[F6Seaweed, Hooked Asparagus] [F6Asparagopsis armata]
Seaweed, JapaneseSargassum muticum
[F6Seaweeds, Laver (except native species)] [F6Porphyra spp except -]
[F6p. amethystea]
[F6p. leucosticta]
[F6p. linearis]
[F6p. miniata]
[F6p. purpurea]
[F6p. umbilicalis]
[F5ShallonGaultheria shallon]
[F5Stonecrop, Australian swampCrassula helmsii]
[F6Wakame] [F6Undaria pinnatifida]
[F5Waterweed, CurlyLagarosiphon major]

Textual Amendments

F6 Words in Sch. 9 Pt. II added (17.3.1992) by S.I. 1992/320, art. 3

Note. The common name or names given in the first column of this Schedule are included by way of guidance only; in the event of any dispute or proceedings, the common name or names shall not be taken into account.

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