O. Reg. 179/14: GENERAL, Filed September 12, 2014 under Endangered Species Act, 2007, S.O. 2007, c. 6

ontario regulation 179/14

made under the

Endangered Species Act, 2007

Made: August 13, 2014
Filed: September 12, 2014
Published on e-Laws: September 12, 2014
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: September 27, 2014

Amending O. Reg. 242/08

(GENERAL)

1. Section 0.1 of Ontario Regulation 242/08 is amended by striking out “January 24, 2013” and substituting “June 27, 2014”.

2. (1) Subsection 23.4 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “species listed in the Schedule to this section” at the end of the portion before paragraph 1 and substituting “species identified in Columns 3 and 4 of the Table to this section by its common and scientific names, and belonging to the species grouping referred to in Column 2 of the Table opposite the identified species”.

(2) Subsection 23.4 (4) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “species listed in the Schedule” and substituting “species identified in Columns 3 and 4 of the Table”.

(3) Subparagraph 2 iii of subsection 23.4 (6) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “species referred to in the Schedule” and substituting “species identified in Columns 3 and 4 of the Table”.

(4) Paragraph 4 of subsection 23.4 (8) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “species referred to in the Schedule” in the portion before subparagraph i and substituting “species identified in Columns 3 and 4 of the Table”.

(5) Subparagraph 4 i of subsection 23.4 (8) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “species referred to in the Schedule” and substituting “species identified in Columns 3 and 4 of the Table”.

(6) Paragraph 3 of subsection 23.4 (9) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “species referred to in the Schedule” and substituting “species identified in Columns 3 and 4 of the Table”.

(7) The Schedule to section 23.4 of the Regulation is revoked.

(8) Section 23.4 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following Table:

Table
Species to which section 23.4 applies

 

Column 1

Item

Column 2

Species Grouping

Column 3

Common Name

Column 4

Scientific Name

1.

Molluscs

Eastern Pondmussel

Ligumia nasuta

2.

Molluscs

Fawnsfoot

Truncilla donaciformis

3.

Molluscs

Hickorynut

Obovaria olivaria

4.

Molluscs

Kidneyshell

Ptychobranchus fasciolaris

5.

Molluscs

Lilliput

Toxolasma parvum

6.

Molluscs

Mapleleaf Mussel

Quadrula quadrula

7.

Molluscs

Rainbow Mussel

Villosa iris

8.

Molluscs

Rayed Bean

Villosa fabalis

9.

Molluscs

Round Pigtoe

Pleurobema sintoxia

10.

Molluscs

Salamander Mussel

Simpsonaias ambigua

11.

Molluscs

Snuffbox

Epioblasma triquetra

12.

Molluscs

Threehorn Wartyback

Obliquaria reflexa

13.

Molluscs

Wavy-rayed Lampmussel

Lampsilis fasciola

14.

Fishes

Black Redhorse

Moxostoma duquesnei

15.

Fishes

Channel Darter

Percina copelandi

16.

Fishes

Cutlip Minnow

Exoglossum maxillingua

17.

Fishes

Eastern Sand Darter

Ammocrypta pellucida

18.

Fishes

Pugnose Shiner

Notropis anogenus

19.

Fishes

Redside Dace

Clinostomus elongatus

20.

Fishes

Silver Shiner

Notropis photogenis

21.

Fishes

Spotted Gar

Lepisosteus oculatus

3. Subsection 23.6 (5) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(5) A habitat management plan shall be prepared by one or more persons with expertise in relation to bobolink or eastern meadowlark, or both, as the case may be, using the best available information on steps that may help minimize or avoid adverse effects on the species to which the plan relates, which includes consideration of information obtained from the Ministry, aboriginal traditional knowledge and community knowledge if it is reasonably available.

4. (1) Subsection 23.9 (2) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(2) This section does not apply with respect to a species identified in Columns 3 and 4 of the Table to this subsection by its common and scientific names, and belonging to the species grouping referred to in Column 2 of the Table opposite the identified species, except in the circumstances described in subsection (3).

Table
Excluded Species

 

Column 1

Item

Column 2

Species Grouping

Column 3

Common Name

Column 4

Scientific Name

1.

Vascular plants

Cherry Birch

Betula lenta

2.

Vascular plants

False Hop Sedge

Carex lupuliformis

3.

Vascular plants

False Rue-anemone

Enemion biternatum

4.

Vascular plants

Heart-leaved Plantain

Plantago cordata

5.

Vascular plants

Scarlet Ammannia

Ammannia robusta

6.

Vascular plants

Toothcup

Rotala ramosior

7.

Insects

Bogbean Buckmoth

Hemileuca sp

8.

Fishes

Pugnose Minnow

Opsopoeodus emiliae

9.

Amphibians

Small-mouthed Salamander

Ambystoma texanum

10.

Mammals

Grey Fox

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

(2) Subsection 23.9 (3) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “paragraphs 1 to 10 of subsection (2)” in the portion before clause (a) and substituting “the Table to subsection (2)”.

(3) Paragraph 1 of subsection 23.9 (10) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “on January 24, 2013, the third anniversary of that day” and substituting “on or after January 24, 2013, but no later than the date specified in section 0.1, the third anniversary of the day the species was so added”.

5. Paragraph 1 of subsection 23.10 (6) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “on January 24, 2013, the second anniversary of that day” and substituting “on or after January 24, 2013, but no later than the date specified in section 0.1, the second anniversary of the day the species was so added”.

6. Paragraph 1 of subsection 23.12 (2) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “on January 24, 2013, the third anniversary of that day” and substituting “on or after January 24, 2013, but no later than the date specified in section 0.1, the third anniversary of the day the species was so added”.

7. (1) Subsections 23.13 (1) and (2) of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

Transition - development ongoing when species first listed, etc.

(1) In this section,

“effective date” means,

(a) with respect to a relevant species other than a transition species, the date on which the species was listed on the Species at Risk in Ontario List as an endangered or threatened species for the first time, being,

(i) in the case of a 2013-listed species, January 24, 2013, and

(ii) in the case of a 2014-listed species, June 27, 2014, and

(b) with respect to a transition species, June 30, 2013, being the date on which clause 10 (1) (a) of the Act began to apply to the species; (“date d’effet”)

“relevant species” means a transition species, a 2013-listed species or a 2014-listed species; (“espèce concernée”)

“transition species” means the species identified in Columns 3 and 4 of Table 1 to this section by their common and scientific names, and belonging to the species grouping referred to in Column 2 of the Table opposite the identified species, which include,

(a) all species originally referred to in Schedule 3 or 4 to the Act, to which clause 10 (1) (a) of the Act did not apply until June 30, 2013, but not including any such species that was reclassified in accordance with sections 5, 6 and 7 of the Act after June 30, 2008, and

(b) the species known as massasauga (Great Lakes/St. Lawrence population); (“espèce touchée par des mesures transitoires”)

“2013-listed species” means those species that were listed on the Species at Risk in Ontario List as endangered or threatened species for the first time in 2013 and that are identified in Columns 3 and 4 of Table 2 to this section by their common and scientific names, and belonging to the species grouping referred to in Column 2 of the Table opposite the identified species; (“espèce inscrite en 2013”)

“2014-listed species” means those species that were listed on the Species at Risk in Ontario List as endangered or threatened species for the first time in 2014 and that are identified in Columns 3 and 4 of Table 3 to this section by their common and scientific names, and belonging to the species grouping referred to in Column 2 of the Table opposite the identified species. (“espèce inscrite en 2014”)

(2) Subsections (5) to (15) apply with respect to an activity listed in Column 2 of the Table to this subsection that may have an adverse effect on a relevant species if,

(a) the action or approval that is a prerequisite to carrying out the activity and is listed in Column 3 of the Table is completed or obtained before the effective date for the relevant species, or within two years of that date; and

(b) the activity is commenced within the time period specified in subsection (2.1).

Table
Activities and prerequisite actions and approvals

 

Column 1

Item

Column 2

Activity

Column 3

Prerequisite action or approval

1.

Constructing drainage works under an agreement under subsection 2 (2) of the Drainage Act

Filing of agreement under subsection 2 (2) of the Drainage Act

2.

Constructing drainage works in respect of which an engineer’s report was adopted under subsection 45 (1) of the Drainage Act

Adoption of engineer’s report under subsection 45 (1) of the Drainage Act

3.

Laying down highways and lots upon the ground within a plan of subdivision under the authority of subsection 51 (57) of the Planning Act

Approval of the draft plan of subdivision under the Planning Act

4.

Development of land within a plan of subdivision approved under the Planning Act, including a plan of subdivision registered under the Registry Act or the Land Titles Act

Approval of draft plan of subdivision under the Planning Act

5.

Development in an area designated as a site plan control area under subsection 41 (2) of the Planning Act and in respect of which appropriate approvals have been obtained under subsection 41 (4) of that Act

Granting of appropriate approvals under the Planning Act

6.

Development that is authorized by a development permit issued under Ontario Regulation 608/06 (Development Permits) made under the Planning Act after 2005

Issuance of development permit

7.

Development of a unit within the meaning of the Condominium Act, 1998, including a unit in respect of which a declaration and description are registered under the Land Titles Act, in respect of which a declaration and description are approved or exempted under section 9 of the Condominium Act, 1998

Approval or exemption of declaration and description

8.

Carrying out an undertaking in respect of which approval to proceed was given under Part II of the Environmental Assessment Act

Granting of approval to proceed with the undertaking

9.

Carrying out an undertaking to which a class environmental assessment approved under Part II.1 of the Environmental Assessment Act applies and in respect of which the requirements that are necessary to proceed with the undertaking under the class environmental assessment have been satisfied

Meeting the necessary requirements

10.

Carrying out a transit project, as defined in subsection 1 (1) of Ontario Regulation 231/08 (Transit Projects and Metrolinx Undertakings) made under the Environmental Assessment Act, in respect of which the Minister has given a notice to proceed with the transit project under clause 12 (1) (a) or (c) of Ontario Regulation 231/08

Giving of notice to proceed with the transit project

11.

Carrying out an undertaking that is designated as an undertaking to which the Environmental Assessment Act applies under Ontario Regulation 116/01 (Electricity Projects) made under that Act, that is required under that regulation to be carried out in accordance with the Environmental Screening Process described in that regulation and in respect of which all the requirements of the Environmental Screening Process that are necessary to proceed with the undertaking have been satisfied

Meeting all the necessary requirements of the Environmental Screening Process

12.

Carrying out an undertaking that is designated as an undertaking to which the Environmental Assessment Act applies under Ontario Regulation 101/07 (Waste Management Projects) made under that Act, that is required under that regulation to be carried out in accordance with the Environmental Screening Process for Waste Management Projects described in that regulation and in respect of which all the requirements of the Environmental Screening Process for Waste Management Projects that are necessary to proceed with the undertaking have been satisfied

Meeting all the necessary requirements of the Environmental Screening Process for Waste Management Projects

13.

Constructing a hydrocarbon line or station under the authority of an order made under Part VI of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998

Making the order under Part VI of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998

14.

Constructing a renewable energy generation facility under the authority of, and in accordance with, a renewable energy approval issued under Part V.0.1 of the Environmental Protection Act

Issuance of the renewable energy approval under Part V.0.1 of the Environmental Protection Act

15.

An activity described in section 3 of Ontario Regulation 350/12 (Registrations under Part II.2 of the Act — Solar Facilities) made under the Environmental Protection Act in respect of which a confirmation of registration has been provided under section 20.22 of that Act by the Director appointed under section 5 of that Act

Provision of confirmation of registration under section 20.22 of the Environmental Protection Act

16.

Advanced exploration carried out under Part VII of the Mining Act in respect of which the Director of Mine Rehabilitation has issued a written acknowledgement of receipt of a certified closure plan under subsection 140 (5) of that Act or a written notice of filing of amendments to a certified closure plan under subsection 143 (8) of that Act

Receipt of written acknowledgement or notice from the Director of Mine Rehabilitation

17.

Mine production carried out under Part VII of the Mining Act in respect of which the Director of Mine Rehabilitation has issued a written acknowledgement of receipt of a certified closure plan under clause 141 (4) (a) of that Act or a written notice of filing of amendments to a certified closure plan under subsection 143 (8) of that Act

Receipt of written acknowledgement or notice from the Director of Mine Rehabilitation

18.

Rehabilitation of a mine hazard in compliance with a certified closure plan filed pursuant to an order made under subsection 147 (1) of the Mining Act

Filing of certified closure plan

19.

Voluntary rehabilitation of a mine hazard that was approved by the Director of Mine Rehabilitation under section 139.2 of the Mining Act

Granting of approval by the Director of Mine Rehabilitation

(2.1) For the purposes of clause (2) (b), an activity listed in Column 2 of the Table to subsection (2) that may have an adverse effect on a relevant species must have been commenced within a time period that begins at any time before the effective date for the relevant species and ends after the effective date, but no later than,

(a) in the case of a transition species, June 30, 2015;

(b) in the case of a 2013-listed species,

(i) the fifth anniversary of the day the prerequisite action or approval listed in Column 3 of the Table to subsection (2) was completed or obtained, or

(ii) if the prerequisite action or approval was completed or obtained before June 30, 2010, June 30, 2015; or

(c) in the case of a 2014-listed species,

(i) the fifth anniversary of the day the prerequisite action or approval listed in Column 3 of the Table to subsection (2) was completed or obtained, or

(ii) if the prerequisite action or approval was completed or obtained before June 30, 2011, June 30, 2016.

(2) Subsection 23.13 (3) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “paragraph 8, 9 or 11 of” and substituting “item 8, 9 or 11 of the Table to”.

(3) Subsection 23.13 (4) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “Schedule to that section” and substituting “Table to that section”.

(4) Subsection 23.13 (5) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “newly-listed species or transition” and substituting “relevant”.

(5) Subsection 23.13 (6) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “newly-listed species” and substituting “relevant species other than a transition species”.

(6) Subparagraph 2 iv of subsection 23.13 (7) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “newly-listed or transition” and substituting “relevant”.

(7) Paragraph 3 of subsection 23.13 (7) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

3. The person must give the notice of activity form before the activity is commenced or,

i. in the case of an activity that may have an adverse effect on a transition species or a 2013-listed species and that has already commenced on June 30, 2013, promptly after that date, or

ii. in the case of an activity that may have an adverse effect on a 2014-listed species and that has already commenced on September 12, 2014, promptly after that date.

(8) Subsection 23.13 (8) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “species” in the portion before paragraph 1 and substituting “relevant species”.

(9) Subsection 23.13 (9) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “every species that is the subject of the plan” and substituting “every relevant species that is the subject of the plan”.

(10) Paragraph 2 of subsection 23.13 (10) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “newly-listed species or transition” and substituting “relevant” and by striking out “newly-listed or transition” and substituting “relevant”.

(11) Clauses 23.13 (13) (a) and (b) of the Regulation are amended by striking out “species” wherever it occurs and substituting in each case “relevant species”.

(12) Subsection 23.13 (14) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “newly-listed or transition” and substituting “relevant”.

(13) Subsection 23.13 (15) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “species” in the portion before clause (a) and substituting “relevant species”.

(14) Subsection 23.13 (16) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “newly-listed or transition” and substituting “relevant”.

(15) Subsection 23.13 (17) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “a newly-listed species” and substituting “a relevant species, other than a transition species”.

(16) Subsection 23.13 (18) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “species” in the portion immediately before clause (a) and substituting “relevant species”.

(17) Subsection 23.13 (19) of the Regulation is amended by striking out the portion before clause (a) and substituting the following:

(19) Clause 10 (1) (a) of the Act does not apply to a person who damages or destroys the habitat of a transition species after June 30, 2013 while carrying out an activity that was authorized by a permit issued under section 17 of the Act before June 30, 2013 if,

(18) Section 23.13 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following Tables:

Table 1
Transition Species

 

Column 1

Item

Column 2

Species Grouping

Column 3

Common Name

Column 4

Scientific Name

1.

Lichens

Flooded Jellyskin

Leptogium rivulare

2.

Vascular Plants

American Chestnut

Castanea dentata

3.

Vascular Plants

American Columbo

Frasera caroliniensis

4.

Vascular Plants

American Ginseng

Panax quinquefolius

5.

Vascular Plants

American Water-willow

Justicia americana

6.

Vascular Plants

Branched Bartonia

Bartonia paniculata

7.

Vascular Plants

Bluehearts

Buchnera americana

8.

Vascular Plants

Butternut

Juglans cinerea

9.

Vascular Plants

Cherry Birch

Betula lenta

10.

Vascular Plants

Colicroot

Aletris farinosa

11.

Vascular Plants

Common Hoptree

Ptelea trifoliata

12.

Vascular Plants

Deerberry

Vaccinium stamineum

13.

Vascular Plants

Dense Blazing Star

Liatris spicata

14.

Vascular Plants

Dwarf Hackberry

Celtis tenuifolia

15.

Vascular Plants

False Rue-anemone

Enemion biternatum

16.

Vascular Plants

Forked Three-awned Grass

Aristida basiramea

17.

Vascular Plants

Gattinger’s Agalinis

Agalinis gattingeri

18.

Vascular Plants

Goldenseal

Hydrastis canadensis

19.

Vascular Plants

Hill’s Thistle

Cirsium hillii

20.

Vascular Plants

Houghton’s Goldenrod

Solidago houghtonii

21.

Vascular Plants

Kentucky Coffee-tree

Gymnocladus dioicus

22.

Vascular Plants

Lakeside Daisy

Tetraneuris herbacea

23.

Vascular Plants

Round-leaved Greenbrier

Smilax rotundifolia

24

Vascular Plants

Scarlet Ammannia

Ammannia robusta

25.

Vascular Plants

Small-flowered Lipocarpha

Lipocarpha micrantha

26.

Vascular Plants

Toothcup

Rotala ramosior

27.

Vascular Plants

White Prairie Gentian

Gentiana alba

28.

Vascular Plants

White Wood Aster

Eurybia divaricata

29.

Vascular Plants

Wild Hyacinth

Camassia scilloides

30.

Vascular Plants

Willowleaf Aster

Symphyotrichum praealtum

31.

Molluscs

Kidneyshell

Ptychobranchus fasciolaris

32.

Molluscs

Mapleleaf Mussel

Quadrula quadrula

33.

Molluscs

Northern Riffleshell

Epioblasma torulosa rangiana

34.

Molluscs

Rainbow Mussel

Villosa iris

35.

Molluscs

Rayed Bean

Villosa fabalis

36.

Molluscs

Round Hickorynut

Obovaria subrotunda

37.

Molluscs

Round Pigtoe

Pleurobema sintoxia

38.

Molluscs

Salamander Mussel

Simpsonaias ambigua

39.

Molluscs

Snuffbox

Epioblasma triquetra

40.

Insects

Aweme Borer Moth

Papaipema aweme

41.

Fishes

American Eel

Anguilla rostrata

42.

Fishes

Black Redhorse

Moxostoma duquesnei

43.

Fishes

Channel Darter

Percina copelandi

44.

Fishes

Cutlip Minnow

Exoglossum maxillingua

45.

Fishes

Lake Chubsucker

Erimyzon sucetta

46.

Fishes

Northern Madtom

Noturus stigmosus

47.

Fishes

Shortjaw Cisco

Coregonus zenithicus

48.

Fishes

Shortnose Cisco

Coregonus reighardi

49.

Fishes

Spotted Gar

Lepisosteus oculatus

50

Amphibians

Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander

Desmognathus ochrophaeus

51.

Amphibians

Small-mouthed Salamander

Ambystoma texanum

52.

Reptiles

Blanding’s Turtle

Emydoidea blandingii

53.

Reptiles

Eastern Hog-nosed Snake

Heterodon platirhinos

54.

Reptiles

Massasauga (Great Lakes/ St. Lawrence population)

Sistrurus catenatus

55.

Reptiles

Spiny Softshell

Apalone spinifera

56.

Reptiles

Spotted Turtle

Clemmys guttata

57.

Birds

Acadian Flycatcher

Empidonax virescens

58.

Birds

Least Bittern

Ixobrychus exilis

59.

Birds

Northern Bobwhite

Colinus virginianus

60.

Mammals

Grey Fox

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

61.

Mammals

Wolverine

Gulo gulo

62.

Mammals

Woodland Caribou (Forest-dwelling boreal population)

Rangifer tarandus caribou

Table 2
2013-listed species

 

Column 1

Item

Column 2

Species Grouping

Column 3

Common Name

Column 4

Scientific Name

1.

Fishes

Pugnose Minnow

Opsopoeodus emiliae

2.

Fishes

Silver Chub

Macrhybopsis storeriana

3.

Birds

Yellow-breasted Chat

Icteria virens

4.

Mammals

Little Brown Myotis

Myotis lucifugus

5.

Mammals

Northern Myotis

Myotis septentrionalis

Table 3
2014-listed species

 

Column 1

Item

Column 2

Species Grouping

Column 3

Common Name

Column 4

Scientific Name

1.

Molluscs

Lilliput

Toxolasma paryum

2.

Molluscs

Threehorn Wartyback

Obliquaria reflexa

3.

Birds

Bank Swallow

Riparia riparia

4.

Mammals

Eastern Small-footed Myotis

Myotis leibii

8. (1) Subsection 23.14 (2) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(2) This section does not apply with respect to a species identified in Columns 3 and 4 of the following Table by its common and scientific names, and belonging to the species grouping referred to in Column 2 of the Table opposite the identified species:

Table
Species to which section 23.14 does not apply

 

Column 1

Item

Column 2

Species Grouping

Column 3

Common Name

Column 4

Scientific Name

1.

Vascular plants

Virginia Mallow

Sida hermaphrodita

2.

Amphibians

Small-mouthed Salamander

Ambystoma texanum

3.

Reptiles

Blue Racer

Coluber constrictor foxii

4.

Reptiles

Butler’s Gartersnake

Thamnophis butler

5.

Reptiles

Common Five-lined Skink (Carolinian population)

Plestiodon fasciatus

6.

Birds

Henslow’s Sparrow

Ammodramus henslowii

7.

Birds

Yellow-breasted Chat

Icteria virens

(2) Clause 23.14 (3) (b) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “on January 24, 2013” in the portion before subclause (i) and substituting “on or after January 24, 2013, but no later than the date specified in section 0.1”.

(3) Subclause 23.14 (3) (b) (i) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “before January 24, 2013” at the end and substituting “before the date the species was listed on the Species at Risk in Ontario List as an endangered or threatened species for the first time”.

(4) Subclause 23.14 (3) (b) (iii) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(iii) the pit or quarry begins operations after the date the species was listed on the Species at Risk in Ontario List as an endangered or threatened species for the first time, so long as on or before the second anniversary of that date,

(A) an application for a licence, wayside permit or aggregate permit has been made under the Aggregate Resources Act in respect of the land comprising the pit or quarry, and

(B) the Ministry has given the applicant notice that the application complies with the requirements of the Aggregate Resources Act.

(5) Paragraph 1 of subsection 23.14 (6) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “on January 24, 2013, the second anniversary of that day” and substituting “on or after January 24, 2013, but no later than the date specified in section 0.1, the second anniversary of the day the species was so added”.

9. Subsection 23.18 (8) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(8) Subsection (3) does not apply with respect to a species identified in Columns 3 and 4 of the Table to this subsection by its common and scientific names, and belonging to the species grouping referred to in Column 2 of the Table opposite the identified species:

table
Species to which subsection 23.18 (3) does not apply

 

Column 1

Item

Column 2

Species Grouping

Column 3

Common Name

Column 4

Scientific Name

1.

Vascular plants

Bird’s-foot Violet

Viola pedata

2.

Vascular plants

Bluehearts

Buchnera americana

3.

Vascular plants

Forked Three-awned Grass

Aristida basiramea

4.

Vascular plants

Heart-leaved Plantain

Plantago cordata

5.

Vascular plants

Juniper Sedge

Carex juniperorum

6.

Vascular plants

Spotted Wintergreen

Chimaphila maculate

7.

Vascular plants

Virginia Goat’s-rue

Tephrosia virginiana

8.

Vascular plants

Virginia Mallow

Sida hermaphrodita

9.

Insects

Mottled Duskywing

Erynnis martialis

10.

Reptiles

Massasauga (Carolinian population)

Sistrurus catenatus

10. Paragraph 1 of subsection 23.20 (5) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “on January 24, 2013, the third anniversary of that day” at the end and substituting “on or after January 24, 2013, but no later than the date specified in section 0.1, the third anniversary of the day the species was so added”.

Commencement

11. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.