Endangered plant species state comparison

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In some states, plants are part of the overall state endangered species act. In others, endangered plants have their own protective act separate from animals. Some states have no state-level endangered plant law. Use this table to determine how your state manages endangered plant species.

Federal regulatory citation

16 U.S.C. 1531-1544

State comparison

State	Status	State Regulatory Citation
Alabama	No endangered plant law	None
Alaska	No endangered plant law	None
Arizona	Plants in separate law from animals	A.R.S. § Chapter 7 3-901-3-934
Arkansas	No endangered plant law	None
California	Plants and animals in same law	14 CA ADC §670.1- §670.7
Colorado	No endangered plant law	None
Connecticut	Plants and animals in same law	Ch. 495 Sec. 26-303 to 26-316
Delaware	No endangered plant law	None
District of Columbia	Plants and animals in same law	Chapter: 19-15
Florida	Plants in separate law from animals	Fl Statute Title XXXV 581.185
Georgia	Plants and animals in same law	O.C.G.A. §27-3
Hawaii	Plants and animals in same law	H R S §195D-1 to §195D-32
Idaho	No endangered plant law	None
Illinois	Plants and animals in same law	520 ILCS 10
Indiana	No endangered plant law	None
Iowa	Plants and animals in the same law	571 IAC chapter 77
Kansas	No endangered plant law	None
Kentucky	Plants in separate law from animals	400 Ky. Admin. Regs. 3:040
Louisiana	No endangered plant law	None
Maine	No endangered plant law	None
Maryland	Plants and animals in the same law	COMAR 08.02.12 and 10-2A-01 - 09
Massachusetts	Plants and animals in the same law	321 CMR 10.00
Michigan	Plants and animals in the same law	Section 324.36501 to 324.36507
Minnesota	Plants and animals in the same law	Sec. 84.0895 MN Statutes
Mississippi	No endangered plant law	None
Missouri	Plants and animals in the same law	V.A.M.S. 252.020, 252.235, 252.240
Montana	No endangered plant laws	None
Nebraska	Plants and animals in same law	§37-801 to §37-811
Nevada	Plants in separate law from animals	NRS 527.050
New Hampshire	Plants and animals in the same law	Section 212-A:1 to Section 212-A:16
New Jersey	Plants and animals in the same law	NJSA 23:2A-1 to 23:2A-1:16
New Mexico	Plants in separate law from animals	19.21.2 NMAC
New York	Plants in separate law from animals	6 NYCRR 193.3
North Carolina	Plants in separate law from animals	02 NCAC 48F .0400
North Dakota	No endangered plant law	None
Ohio	Plants and animals in the same law	Section 1518.01 to Section 1518.99
Oklahoma	No endangered plant species	None
Oregon	Plants in separate law from animals	ORS 564
Pennsylvania	Plants and animals in same law	Title 58 §75.1 to §75.5
Rhode Island	Plants and animals in same law	§20-37-1 to §20-37-5
South Carolina	No endangered plant species	None
South Dakota	Plants and animals in same law	S D C L §34A-8-1 to S D C L § 34A-8-13
Tennessee	plants in separate law from animals	TN Code § 70-8-303 (2021)
Texas	plants and animals in same law	T.A.C. §65.171 - §65.177
Utah	no endangered plant law	None
Vermont	plants and animals in same law	10 V.S.A. §4518 and §5401 - §5410
Virginia	plants and animals in same law	Va. Code Ann. §29.1-563 - §29.1-570
Washington	no endangered plant law	None
West Virginia	no endangered plant law	None
Wisconsin	plants and animals in same law	W. S. A. 29.604, 29.977, and 29.983
Wyoming	no endangered plant law	None

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