North Florida Field Office

Habitat Conservation Plans

• Frequently Asked Questions on HCPs
• USFWS Habitat Conservation Plan Information
• HCP and Incidental Take Permit Process
• HCP Handbook
• 5-point Policy Initiative (Addendum to the Habitat Conservation Plan Handbook)

Habitat Conservation Plan and Incidental Take Application Packages UPDATED

NOTE: PALM BAY, FL - An Incidental Take Permit (ITP) was released to the City of Palm Bay, FL on April 19, 2007. If your property was within the city boundaries on or before November 6, 2003 you no longer need to contact the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Simply apply for a building permit through the City's normal permit process. This includes Port Malabar lot owners. Click here for City of Palm Bay Press Release. Click here for Palm Bay Building Department contact information. (Current information as of April 20, 2007)

• Incidental Take Permit Application - PDF - 332KB
• Sample Single Family Small Lot Habitat Conservation Plans UNDER REVISION
  • Brevard County
    • MS Word version
    • PDF version
  • Volusia County
    • MS Word version
    • PDF version
• Regulations governing ITP and HCPs
  • 50 CFR Part 13 - General Permit Procedures  - PDF 125KB
• 50 CFR Part 17 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants - PDF  18.2MB
  • Note: 50 CFR PDF versions are current through September 13, 2004
• Incidental Take Permit processing fees effective May 11, 2005 - PDF version 91K

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