He added, "We have felt that we've complied with the regulations" on obtaining a state permit.

She bought five 8-week-old tigers after obtaining a state permit.

If approved, the applicant is given a temporary 60-day state permit.

Even worse, only 12 percent of the remaining landfills have valid state permits.

But, he added, park officials might be required to destroy the animal under terms of the park's state permit.

If the state permits are granted, the city would still need to obtain Federal permits before construction could begin.

The plants may be gathered legally from certain public and private lands, but only by state permit.

Some activities may also require a state permit.

Other business interests complain about a backlog of state environmental permits that now number in the thousands.

Ms. Kris said the compost yard did not need a state permit.