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When A Scientific Collecting Permit is not Appropriate

Scientific Collecting Permits (SCP) are issued to individuals, not groups of individuals. Anyone not under the direct and immediate on-site supervision of another SCP holder must have their own SCP.

These permits are not used for the movement of animals for mitigation or management purposes. They also may not be used to take animals for hunting, fishing, or commercial collecting purposes. (Likewise, the use of fishing or hunting licenses for the scientific take of animals is not appropriate.)

Incidental take of threatened, endangered, or candidate species by a project must be handled through the CEQA/CESA permit process as a "2081(b) permit" (Fish and Game Code 2081(b); also see section 1190). CEQA related relocation of species of special concern or other animals for movement "out of harm's way" is permitted via a letter from the regional office; an SCP is not appropriate for this purpose. Monitoring of CEQA required mitigation, however, does require possession of a SCP if handling of animals is involved.

For rare, threatened, endangered, or candidate species, the Memorandum of Understanding that must be issued for take also serves as a "2081(a) permit" under CESA (Fish and Game Code 2081(a)).

Take of species covered in a is authorized in the NCCP permit for activities identified in the Plan (Fish and Game Code Section 2835). NCCP take authorization is granted to local governments who may grant take authority to third parties through the local land use planning process.