N.M. Code R. § 19.8.8.809 – Fish and Wildlife Resources Information

A. Each application shall include a study of fish and wildlife and their habitats within the proposed permit area and the portions of the adjacent areas where effects on such resources may reasonably be expected to occur.
B. The applicant in consultation with the appropriate state and federal fish and wildlife management, conservation, or land management agencies having responsibilities for fish and wildlife or their habitats, shall propose the level of detail and the areas of such studies, after consideration of:
(1) published data and other information;
(2) site-specific information obtained by the applicant; and
(3) guidance obtained from agencies consulted.
C. The director in consultation with the appropriate agencies will approve or disapprove the level of detail in the study.
[11-29-97; 19.8.8.809 NMAC - Rn, 19 NMAC 8.2.8.809, 9-29-2000]