Section 1050.20  Definitions

To be in compliance with the Federal and State Endangered Species Acts, the following definitions apply:

Federally Endangered Species – Any species which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range. (Denoted by two asterisks (**) on adopted list.)

Federally Threatened Species – Any species which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range. (Denoted by one asterisk (*) on adopted list.)

State Endangered Species – Any species which is in danger of extinction in the wild in Illinois. Individual plants and plant products produced from non-wild sources or legally obtained out-of-state shall be exempt from the provisions of the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act.  Failure to establish proof that such plants or plant products were produced from non-wild sources or were legally obtained out-of-state shall be prima facie evidence that they came from the wild within Illinois and are subject to all applicable rules and regulations.

State Threatened Species – Any species which is likely to become endangered in the wild in Illinois within the foreseeable future.

(Source:  Amended at 17 Ill. Reg. 10781, effective July 1, 1993)