What is an Incidental Take Permit?
Sometimes, take of a listed species can occur incidentally to an otherwise lawful activity. In 1982, Congress amended the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to allow the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to issue Incidental Take Permits (ITPs) to private parties undertaking otherwise lawful projects on non-federal land that might result in the take of a threatened or endangered species. The purpose of the ITP is to authorize the incidental take of a listed species, not to authorize the activities that result in take. Before an ITP can be issued, a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) must be prepared.
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