3. Legislative authority.
The Legislature, as sole authority, shall designate a species as a state endangered or state threatened species. The list of state endangered or state threatened species by common name, scientific name and status is as follows:A. Least tern, Sterna albifrons antillarum, endangered;
B. Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos, endangered;
C. Piping plover, Charadrius melodus, endangered;
D. Sedge wren, Cistothorus platenis platensis, endangered;
E. Grasshopper sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum, endangered;
F. Box turtle, Terrapene carolina, endangered;
G. Black racer, Coluber constrictor, endangered;
H. Roseate tern, Sterna dougallii, endangered;
I. Northern bog lemming, Synaptomys borealis, threatened;
J. Blanding's turtle, Emydoidea blandingii, endangered;
K. Black tern, Chlidonias niger, endangered;
L. American pipit, Anthus rubescens (breeding population only), endangered;
M. Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus (breeding population only), endangered;
N. Flat-headed mayfly Roaring Brook mayfly, Epeorus frisoni, endangered;
O. Ringed boghaunter, Williamsonia lintneri, endangered threatened;
P. Clayton's copper, Lycaena dorcas claytoni, endangered;
Q. Edwards' hairstreak, Satyrium edwardsii, endangered;
R. Hessel's hairstreak, Mitoura Callophrys hesseli, endangered;
S. Katahdin arctic, Oenis polixenes katahdin, endangered;
T. Spotted turtle, Clemmys guttata, threatened;
U. Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, threatened;
V. Razorbill, Alca torda, threatened;
W. Atlantic puffin, Fratercula arctica, threatened;
X. Harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, threatened;
Y. Arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea, threatened;
Z. Upland sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda, threatened;
AA. Swamp darter, Etheostoma fusiforme, threatened;
BB. Tidewater mucket, Leptodea ochracea, threatened;
CC. Yellow lampmussel, Lampsilis cariosa, threatened;
DD. Tomah mayfly, Siphlonisca aerodromia, threatened;
EE. Pygmy snaketail, Ophiogomphus howei, threatened;
FF. Twilight moth, Lycia rachelae, threatened; and
GG. Pine barrens zanclognatha, Zanclognatha martha, threatened . ;
HH. Redfin pickerel, Esox americanus americanus, endangered;
II. Juniper hairstreak, Callophrys gryneus, endangered;
JJ. Rapids clubtail, Gomphus quadricolor, endangered;
KK. New England cottontail, Sylvilagus transitionalis, endangered;
LL. Black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, threatened;
MM. Common moorhen, Gallinula chloropus, threatened;
NN. Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo (breeding population only), threatened;
OO. Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus (breeding population only), threatened;
PP. Purple lesser fritillary, Boloria chariclea grandis, threatened;
QQ. Sleepy duskywing, Erynnis brizo, threatened;
RR. Boreal snaketail, Ophiogomphus colubrinus, threatened;
SS. Brook floater, Alasmidonta varicosa, threatened;
TT. Barrow's goldeneye, Bucephala islandica, threatened; and
UU. Least bittern, Ixobrychus exilis, endangered.