Maryland Code, Natural Resources § 10-2A-05.2

(i) The impact that will likely result from the incidental taking;

(ii) The steps that the applicant will take to minimize and mitigate the impact;

(iii) The funding that will be available to implement the steps;

(iv) The alternative actions to the incidental taking that the applicant considered and the reasons that the alternatives were not used; and

(v) Any other measures that the Secretary requires as being necessary or appropriate for the purposes of the plan; and

(i) The incidental taking will not appreciably reduce the likelihood of the survival or recovery of the Delmarva fox squirrel in the wild;

(ii) The applicant will, to the extent practicable, minimize and mitigate the impacts of the incidental taking;

(iii) Adequate funding for the conservation plan is available and the plan will be implemented; and

(iv) The applicant has obtained the required federal authorization for the incidental taking of the Delmarva fox squirrel.