ARM 12.2.501. NONGAME WILDLIFE IN NEED OF MANAGEMENT

(1) The following nongame wildlife species are determined by the department to be nongame wildlife in need of management within the meaning of the Nongame and Endangered Species Conservation Act, 87-5-101 , MCA, et seq.: (a) crayfish - Pacifasticus spp. ; Orconectes spp. ; (b) freshwater mussels - all species of Pelecypoda ; (c) yellow perch - Perca flavescens ; (d) crappie - Pomoxis ; (e) black-tailed prairie dogs - Cynomys ludovicianus ; (i) under 87-5-102 , MCA, department management of black-tailed prairie dogs applies to public lands only; and (f) white-tailed prairie dogs - Cynomys leucurus ; (i) under 87-5-102 , MCA, department management of white-tailed prairie dogs applies to public lands only. (2) Management regulations for these species will be issued annually by the department.