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nonindigenous species

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16 U.S.C. § 4702 — as used in this chapter

“nonindigenous species” means any species or other viable biological material that enters an ecosystem beyond its historic range, including any such organism transferred from one country into another;

16 U.S.C. § 941B — in this chapter (2 versions over time)

the term “nonindigenous species” means a species of plant, animal, or other organism that did not occur in the Great Lakes Basin before European colonization of North America;

33 U.S.C. § 1322 — under this section

The term "nonindigenous species" means an organism of a species that enters an ecosystem beyond the historic range of the species.

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