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<br />000282 <br /> <br />habitat alteration or destruction or <br />otherwise). 16 D.S.C. & 1532 (19); 50 C.F.R. <br />& 17.3 (1993). <br /> <br />(1) The viability of the Service's "harm" <br />definition was recently upheld by the <br />United States Supreme Court in Sweet <br />Home Chapter of Communities for a Great <br />Oregon v. Babbitt, 115 S.Ct. 2407 <br />(1995) . <br /> <br />b. The Section 9 take prohibition applies to <br />private sector, federal, state and local <br />government alike, 16 D.S.C. & 1538 (a) (1) (B); <br />16 U.S.C. & 1532(13), and applies to both <br />public and private lands, l6 U.S.C. <br />& 1538 (a) (1) (B) . <br /> <br />E. Section 10 - Incidental Take And Habitat Conservation. <br /> <br />1. Section 10 authorizes the issuance of "incidental <br />take" permits which allow private landowners to <br />pursue development and other activities without <br />fear of Section 9 liability for any takings which <br />might occur "incidental to, and not the. purpose <br />of, the carrying out of an otherwise lawful <br />activity." 16 U.S.C. & 1539(a)(1)(B). <br /> <br />a. The permit applicant must prepare and submit <br />a habitat conservation plan specifying the <br />type of activities to be pursued and <br />outlining the conservation measures that the <br />applicant will pursue to mitigate the level <br />of take authorized by the service. 16 D.S.C. <br />& 1539(a) (2) (A); 50 C.F.R. & 17.22(b) (1). <br /> <br />b. Mitigation requirements often include land <br />acquisition for conservation purposes. <br /> <br />15 <br />