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including the appropriate age and sex of 

 the individual animal or animals, and any 

 natural or other marking! or means of 

 identification or the particular 

 individual animal or animals j 



(b) The location, time, and method of the 

 recommended lethal taking, together with 

 the identity of the wildlife management 

 agency which shall have the authority to 

 carry out the taking; 



(c) Criteria for evaluating whether the lethal 

 taking accomplishes the purpose for which 

 It is authorized; and 



(d) The duration of the authority for the 

 intentional lethal taking. 



(5) SECRETARIAL DECISION - Within 15 days after the receipt 

 of a Task Force recommendation, the Secretary shall issue a 

 decision on the application. The Secretary may reject the 

 application, allow the implementation of non-lethal alternatives to 

 the proposed intentional lethal taking, or issue a permit for the 

 intentional lethal taking. 



(6) REPORT to THE TASK force - Any party authorised to carry 

 out an Intentional lethal taking utilizing thiB permitting 

 procedure shall report its actions to the Task Force. 



(7) TASK FORCE EVALUATION - The Task Force shall evaluate the 

 euccess of any intentional lethal takings carried out in response 

 to an application. Depending on the nature of the predatlon 

 problem being addressed, the Task Force may need to monitor the 

 situation for two or more years before determining the success or 

 failure of the actions taken. In the event that the Task Force 

 concludes that the actions taken are not successful in addressing 

 the predatlon problem for which they were proposed, the Task Force 

 may recommend additional actions to the Secretary. In the event 

 that the Task Force concludes that the actions taken were 

 successful, the Secretary shall be notified and shall disband the 

 Task Force . " 



