Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) An individual or enterprise wishing to
utilize a reptile or amphibian in a manner qualifying as a scientific use must
first acquire a scientific use certificate of registration from the
division.
(2) The division shall
consider the following factors in analyzing an application for a scientific use
certificate of registration:
(a) the health,
welfare, and safety of the public;
(b) the health, welfare, safety, and genetic
integrity of wildlife and other animals;
(c) ecological and environmental impacts of
the proposed activity;
(d) the
acquisition of other necessary permits or approvals;
(e) the validity of the research objectives
and design;
(f) the likelihood the
research will fulfill the stated objectives;
(g) the applicant's qualifications to conduct
the research, including the requisite education or experience;
(h) the adequacy of the applicant's resources
to conduct the study and, if applicable, catalogue or otherwise store specimens
in a long-term repository; and
(i)
whether the scientific use is in the best interest of the amphibian or reptile,
wildlife management, education, or the advancement of science without
unnecessarily duplicating previously documented scientific research.
(3)
(a) The division may condition approval of an
application on compliance with additional requirements determined to be
necessary components to protect human health and safety and the wildlife
resource, such as minimum facility requirements, acquisition of liability
insurance, modified total possession limits or daily limits, allowed methods of
take, authorization of live release of amphibians and reptiles, mandatory
reporting requirements, and other similar expectations.
(b) A scientific use certificate of
registration may authorize possession of a species having a total possession
limit of Zero without variance approval from the Wildlife Board.
(c) If the applicant requests the
authorization to capture amphibians or reptiles from the wild, the division
shall determine what species, locations, capture season dates, and total
numbers that may be captured.
(d)
Unless otherwise stated on the certificate of registration, the holder of the
certificate of registration may only utilize lawful methods of take identified
in
R657-53-12.
(4)
(a) Applications for a scientific use
certificate of registration are available on the division's website.
(b) The division will make a determination
approving or denying the application within 30 days of receiving a complete
application.
(5) The
division may condition approval of a certificate of registration for scientific
use on the applicant's agreement to provide an annual report to the division
during the permit period, detailing the species and locality of specimens or
tissues that were removed from the wild and the destination of any specimens
submitted to a long-term collection or depository.
(6) A scientific use certificate of
registration is non-transferable and automatically terminates upon:
(a) conclusion of the relevant research
project for which the certificate of registration was issued; or
(b) a change in the researcher named as the
principal investigator.
