(1) The following nongame wildlife species are determined by the department to be nongame wildlife in need of management within the meaning of the Nongame and Endangered Species Conservation Act, 87-5-101 , MCA, et seq.:

(a) crayfish - Pacifasticus spp.;

Orconectes spp.;

(b) freshwater mussels - all species of Pelecypoda;

(c) yellow perch - Perca flavescens;

(d) crappie - Pomoxis;

(e) black-tailed prairie dogs - Cynomys ludovicianus;

(i) under 87-5-102 , MCA, department management of black-tailed prairie dogs applies to public lands only; and

(f) white-tailed prairie dogs - Cynomys leucurus;

(i) under 87-5-102 , MCA, department management of white-tailed prairie dogs applies to public lands only.

(2) Management regulations for these species will be issued annually by the department.