A waste disposal plan must accompany the research application. All equipment must comply with OSHA and other pertinent health and safety regulations. Voucher specimens must be accompanied by all appropriate data including but not limited to location, date, collector, and name of person performing the identification. The specific research proposal should also be identified with each voucher specimen. If voucher specimens are not deposited in SMM collections they must be placed in a recognized public repository.
Researchers are responsible for obtaining permits.
A tentative list of permitting organizations or agencies can be forwarded upon request. Due to the possibility of vandalism, a steel stake or spike must be buried adjacent to the conduit plot marker for future reference. All habitat alteration or manipulation must be pre-approved and a statement describing manipulations must be added to the project file. This description must be updated if the site location or manipulation is altered. Any change of location must have prior approval by the Director.