Plant Industries
Serving the citizens of Arkansas and the agricultural and business communities by providing information and unbiased enforcement of laws and regulations set by the Arkansas State Plant Board
Endangered Species Program
The Endangered Species Act is intended to protect and promote the recovery of animals and plants that are in danger of becoming extinct due to people's activities. Under the Act, EPA must ensure that the use of pesticides it registers will not result in harm to the species listed as endangered and threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or to habitat critical to those species' survival. To implement the Endangered Species Protection Program, labels of certain pesticides will direct users to bulletins with information on the endangered species habitat. This program will protect endangered and threatened species from harm due to pesticide use.
The Endangered Species Program has two goals:
- Provide best protection for endangered species from the use of pesticides.
- To minimize the impact of our program on pesticide users.
Endangered Species Protection Bulletins are a part of EPA's Endangered Species Protection Program. Bulletins set forth geographically specific pesticide use limitations for the protection of threatened and endangered (listed) species and their designated critical habitat. If your pesticide label directs you to this website, you are required to follow the pesticide use limitation(s) found on your label and in the Bulletins Live!
Search for Active Endangered Species Bulletins on Bulletins Live Two!
https://www.epa.gov/endangered-species/bulletins-live-two-view-bulletins
EPA has updated the ESA Workplan to better protect non-target species, including listed species, earlier in the process through pesticide registration review and other FIFRA actions. Information on the updated ESA workplan can be founds below:
https://www.epa.gov/endangered-species/implementing-epas-workplan-protect- endangered-and-threatened-species-pesticides##Strategy
