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Development Committee -7- <br /> 29 . A plan shall be prepared in consultation with, and shall <br /> meet the approval of, the DFG which will ensure a highly <br /> productive foraging habitat in perpetuity for Swainson' s <br /> hawk. The habitat protection, replacement, and management <br /> plan shall comply with the DFG' s "Mitigation Guidelines for <br /> Swainson' s Hawks in the Central Valley of California <br /> (1992) 11 , providing any replacement foraging habitat as close <br /> to the site as possible. Replacement habitat could be <br /> established by obtaining a conservation easement over <br /> suitable agricultural lands, specifying acceptable and <br /> unacceptable crop types, prohibiting rodent control, and <br /> possibly including management requirements for habitat <br /> enhancement such as planting and maintenance of fence rows. <br /> Pursuant to Section 2081 of the State Fish and Game Code, a <br /> take permit for loss of Swainson' s hawk habitat shall be <br /> obtained by the applicant and a copy of the fully executed <br /> habitat management agreement with the DFG shall be submitted <br /> to the San Joaquin County Community Development Department <br /> prior to the issuance of any grading permits. <br /> KS:ss <br /> BUCKEYED.MEM <br />