B. Facility Manager. The facility manager initiates, reviews or approves permit applications in accordance with Regional policy. The facility manager assures compliance with all permit requirements and regulations and may hold a collecting permit for the facility at the discretion of the Regional Director. 5.7 Collection Procedures. A. Official Collecting of fish and wildlife and plant specimens by the facility manager or designee may be done in conjunction with approved field studies, to document species occurrence, or to provide a reference collection of species occurring on the facility.
All specimens are the property of the United States.
Where sufficient justification exists, collections may be made to secure data in connection with approved research and management studies. C. Collection of Pathological Material. Pathological material needed in pursuit of an approved program of disease investigations may be collected. The Regional Office will approve all such requests. In accordance with 50 CFR 21.23, each holder of a collecting permit is required to report the number of specimens collected following the close of each calendar year.