The secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Game, Fish and Parks Commission shall establish, by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26 , a list of species of management concern. In determining whether a species should be listed, the following factors are to be considered: (1) Whether the species or its habitat, or both are of value ecologically and aesthetically and at the same time burdensome for property owners; and (2) Whether the species may warrant protection at times and control at others depending on the rate of reproduction, climate, disease, population viability, and other factors.
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