STAATSKOERANT, 1 AUGUSTUS 2014 No. 37886 3 GOVERNMENT NOTICE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS No. 599 1 August 2014 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: BIODIVERSITY ACT 2004 (ACT NO, 10 OF 2004) ALIEN AND INVASIVE SPECIES LISTS, 2014 I, Bomo Edith Edna Molewa, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, hereby publishes the following Alien and Invasive Species lists in terms of sections 66(1), 67(1), 70(1)(a), 71(3) and 71A of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004) as set out in the Schedule hereto. MS. BOMO EDITH EDNA MOLEWA MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 4 No. 37886 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1 AUGUST 2014 NOTICES AND LISTS IN TERMS OF SECTIONS 66(1), 67(1), 70(1)(a), 71(3) and 71A Notice 1:Notice in respect of Categories 1a, 1 b, 2 and 3, Listed Invasive Species, in terms of which certain Restricted Activities are prohibited in terms of section 71A(1); exempted in terms of section 71(3); require a Permit in terms of section 71(1) Notice 2:Exempted Alien Species in terms of section 66(1). Notice 3:National Lists of Invasive Species in terms section 70 1 . 559 species /croups of species List 1: National List of Invasive Terrestrial and Fresh-water Plant Species 379 List 2: National List of Invasive Marine Plant Species 4 List 3: National List of Invasive Mammal Species 41 List 4: National List of Invasive Bird Species 24 List 5: National List of Invasive Reptile Species 35 List 6: National List of Invasive Amphibian Species List 7: National List of Invasive Fresh-water Fish Species 15 National List of Invasive Marine Fish Species 0 List 8: National List of Invasive Terrestrial Invertebrate Species 23 List 9: National List of Invasive Fresh-water Invertebrate Species 8 List 10: National List of Invasive Marine Invertebrate Species 16 List 11: National List of Invasive Microbial Species Notice 4:Prohibited Alien Species in terms of section 67(1 560 species /croups of species List 1: Prohibited Terrestrial and Fresh-water Plant Species 238 List 2: Prohibited Marine Plant Species List 3: Prohibited Mammal Species 18 List 4: Prohibited Bird Species 20 List 5: Prohibited Reptile Species 10 List 6: Prohibited Amphibian Species 9 List 7: Prohibited Fresh-water Fish Species 110 List 8: Prohibited Marine Fish Species 1 List 9: Prohibited Terrestrial Invertebrate Species 130 List 10: Prohibited Fresh-water Invertebrate Species 8 List 11: Prohibited Marine Invertebrate Species 7 List 12: Prohibited Microbial Species 7 These notices must be read together with the Alien and Invasive Species Regulations, 2014. Any word or phrase defined in the Alien and Invasive Species Regulations shall have the same meaning in these notices. These notices shall take effect 60 days from date of publication in the Gazette. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za NOTICEPROHIBITED IN RESPECT IN TERMS OF CATEGORIES OF SECTION la, 71A(1); lb, 2 AND EXEMPTED 3 LISTED ININVASIVE TERMSNOTICE OFSPECIES, SECTION1: IN TERMS71(3); REQUIRE OF WHICH A PERMITCERTAIN IN RESTRICTED TERMS OF SECTION ACTIVITIES 71(1)ARE This gazette isalsoavailable freeonline at (b)(a)Categoriesexemptedprohibited 1 a, 1in b, terms 2 and of 3 section Listed Invasive71(3);71A(1); or Species, in terms of which certain Restricted Activitiesare- (c) require a Permit in terms of Chapter 7. 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