The full invasive-species register — collapsible by category, with Ozaukee County split-status flagged.
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Source: Wisconsin DNR, Chapter NR 40 combined species list, version V.2026.04.09 (current as of June 2026).
Property relevance note: This property is in Ozaukee County (Grafton). Species below that are prohibited statewide but restricted specifically in Ozaukee are flagged Ozaukee: Restricted — that is the regulatory nuance most likely to matter here.
Wisconsin's invasive species rule (Wis. Admin. Code NR 40) makes it illegal to possess, transport, transfer, or introduce listed species without a permit. Prohibited = not yet established / eradication feasible; control required. Restricted = already widespread; control encouraged, not required. Effective listing dates: (A) Sept 1, 2009; (B) June 1, 2011; (C) May 1, 2015.
Prohibited
(Restricted in the listed counties; prohibited everywhere else. Ozaukee status flagged.)
Phase-out: Restricted-only plants present in WI before their effective listing date may be moved without a permit for up to 3 years (herbaceous plants & woody vines) or 5 years (trees & shrubs) from the listing date.
1. Established nonnative fish & crayfish: Alewife, Common carp, Western & Eastern mosquitofish, Three-spine stickleback, Ruffe, White perch, Round goby, Rusty crayfish, Rainbow smelt, Sea lamprey, Tubenose goby
2. Aquarium-trade viable fish: Sterlet, Goldfish, Koi carp, Ide, Weather loach, Chinese hi-fin banded shark, Bitterling
3. Aquaculture-industry fish: Redear sunfish, Pink/Coho/Chinook salmon, Rainbow trout, Atlantic salmon, Brown trout, Arctic char, Tiger trout, Tilapia
4. Nonviable fish species
5. Viable genetically modified native & nonnative fish
Most of this statewide list (Great Lakes fish, aquatic invertebrates, southern-only species) has no bearing on a west-facing river-slope woodland. The species realistically relevant here:
Compiled verbatim from the WI DNR combined NR 40 list, version V.2026.04.09. To add to the project: download and upload to the project knowledge — Claude cannot write to project files directly.