Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 306 - Endangered and Threatened Species, and Species of Special Concern › Section 26-306-7 - Petitions to add or remove a species from the lists of endangered species, threatened species, or species of special concern, or to add or remove an area identified as an essential habitat

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) In accordance
			 with sections
			 4-174 and
			 26-306
			 of the General Statutes and section
			 22a-3a-1 of the
			 Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, any person may petition the
			 Commissioner to add or remove a species from the list of endangered species,
			 threatened species, or species of special concern set forth in sections
			 26-306-4,
			 26-306-5
			 and
			 26-306-6
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, or to add or remove an area
			 identified by the Commissioner as an essential habitat for an endangered or
			 threatened species. The burden of proof for listing or delisting species or
			 essential habitats shall be on the person requesting such listing or
			 delisting.
(b) In addition to the
			 information required by section
			 4-174 of
			 the General Statutes and section
			 22a-3a-1 of the
			 Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, a petition under this section shall
			 set forth facts demonstrating why the species or habitat at issue should be
			 added or removed. A petition shall be on a form provided by the Commissioner
			 and shall contain at least the following information:
(1) The petitioner's name, address, telephone
			 number, and signature; and the date of the petition;
(2) The objective of the petition;
(3) For a petition to list a species as
			 endangered, threatened, or of special concern:
(A) The common and scientific name of the
			 species at issue;
(B) The list for
			 which the species is proposed; and
(C) A detailed justification for listing the
			 species as proposed, including without limitation past and present population
			 and distribution in (i) Connecticut and (ii) throughout its range, and any
			 known or suspected threats to its numbers in Connecticut.
(4) For a petition to remove a species from
			 the list of endangered species, threatened species, or species of special
			 concern:
(A) The common and scientific name
			 of the species at issue;
(B) The
			 list from which the delisting of the species is proposed; and
(C) A detailed justification for delisting
			 the species, including without limitation any changes in population and
			 distribution in (i) Connecticut and (ii) throughout its range, and in any known
			 or suspected threats to its numbers in Connecticut.
(5) For a petition to add an area to those
			 identified by the Commissioner as essential habitat for an endangered or
			 threatened species:
(A) The common and
			 scientific name of the species for which the area is claimed to be essential
			 habitat; and
(B) A detailed
			 justification for adding the area, including without limitation a description
			 of the area's physical and biological features, location, and ownership; the
			 nature of the species' use or potential use of the area; any known or suspected
			 threats to the area or the species' continued or potential use of the area; and
			 the relative abundance of similar such areas (i) in Connecticut and (ii)
			 throughout the range of the species and the geographic relationship of the area
			 at issue to such other similar areas.
(6) For a petition to remove an area from
			 those identified by the Commissioner as essential habitat for an endangered or
			 threatened species:
(A) The common and
			 scientific name of the species for which the area is listed as essential
			 habitat; and
(B) A detailed
			 justification for removing the area, including without limitation a description
			 of the area's physical and biological features, location, and ownership; a
			 discussion of any changes in the nature of the species' use or potential use of
			 the area; any known or suspected threats to the area or the species' continued
			 or potential use of the area; and the relative abundance of similar such areas
			 (i) in Connecticut and (ii) throughout the range of the species and the
			 geographic relationship of the area at issue to such other similar
			 areas.
(7) Copies of or
			 citations to all scientific studies and other documentation which are relevant
			 to the petition and known to the petitioner.