Code of Massachusetts Regulations
321 CMR - DIVISION OF FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE
Title 321 CMR 10.00 - Massachusetts Endangered Species Act
Part II - Delineation of Priority Habitat and Review of Projects or Activities within Priority Habitat
Section 10.17 - Requests for State-listed Species Information

Universal Citation: 321 CMR 10.00 MA Code of Regs 10.17

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) Whether a Project or an Activity is within or encroaches upon a Priority Habitat shall be determined by consulting the Natural Heritage Atlas, which shall be the authoritative delineation of the boundaries of said Priority Habitat.

(2) A Record Owner of land in Priority Habitat may submit a written request to the Division for a list of State-listed Species occurring in the Priority Habitat located on that Record Owner's property.

(3) The Division shall respond in writing to such requests within 30 days of receipt of all information required by 321 CMR 10.17(4) and the payment of a fee, the amount of which shall be determined by the commissioner of administration under the provisions of M.G.L. c.7, § 3B.

(4) All requests made under 321 CMR 10.17(2) shall include the following information:

(a) Name;

(b) Address;

(c) Ownership interest in the property;

(d) Acreage of the Property; and

(e) A copy of a USGS topographic map in scale 1:24,000 or 1:25,000 with the property location and the location of a proposed Project or Activity clearly marked and centered on the page.

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