California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game
Subdivision 3 - General Regulations
Chapter 6 - Regulations for Implementation of the California Endangered Species Act and Native Plant Protection Act
Article 1 - Take Prohibition; Permits for Incidental Take of Endangered Species, Threatened Species and Candidate Species
Section 783.6 - General Permit Conditions

(1) Except as provided in subsection (a)(2) below, no incidental take permit shall be assigned or transferred without the written consent of the Department, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

(2) With written notice to the Department, any permit may be assigned or transferred without the approval of the Department in the following circumstances:

(1) Applicants for renewal must submit a written application to the Regional Manager at least 60 days prior to the expiration date of the permit. Applicants must certify in writing that all statements and information in the original application remain current and correct, unless previously changed or corrected. If the information is no longer current or correct, the applicant must provide corrected information.

(2) Renewal criteria. The Director shall renew a permit if the application meets the standards in section 783.4.

(3) Continuation of permitted project or activity. Any person holding a valid, renewable, incidental take permit who has submitted a timely application for renewal, may continue the activities authorized by the expired permit until the Director has acted on such person's application for renewal.

(1) Permittee's request. Where circumstances have changed so that a permittee desires to have any condition of a permit modified, such permittee must submit an application and supporting information in conformity with this article.

(2) Department amendments. The Department may amend any permit at any time during its term with the concurrence of the permittee, or as required by law. The Department shall amend a permit as required by law regardless of whether the permittee concurs with such amendment.

(3) Change of name or address. A permittee is not required to amend a permit or obtain a new permit if there is a change in the legal individual or business name, or in the mailing address of the permittee. A permittee is required to notify the Regional Manager within 10 calendar days of such change. This provision does not authorize any change in location of the conduct of the permitted project or activity when approval of the location is a qualifying condition of the permit.

(4) Minor permit amendments. Amendments that would not significantly modify the scope or nature of the permitted project or activity or the minimization, mitigation or monitoring measures in an incidental take permit, as determined by the Department, shall be considered minor permit amendments. Minor permit amendments shall be approved and incorporated into the incidental take permit, or denied, by the Director within 60 days of the permittee's submission of an application for amendment. If the Director approves a minor permit amendment, the Department shall not impose any new permit condition or modify any existing permit condition except when the new or modified condition:

(5) Major permit amendments. Amendments that would significantly modify the scope or nature of the permitted project or activity or the minimization, mitigation or monitoring measures in an incidental take permit, or require additional environmental review pursuant to Public Resources Code, section 21166, or California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15162, as determined by the Department, shall be considered major permit amendments. Requests for major permit amendments shall be reviewed according to the process established for initial permit applications, except that the information and analysis provided in support of an application for a major permit amendment may rely on and supplement the information and analysis used in the initial permit application.

(6) Approval standard. The Director shall approve any minor or major permit amendment if the amended permit would continue to meet the standards in section 783.4.