Permission through application shall be required for use of department lands, facilities, and resources, except uses by governmental and quasi-governmental agencies under separate agreement for the use or activity, or uses governed by the following statutes, rules, management plans, and department programs:

1. (a) Ncr 731.23, Group Use;
2. (b) Ncr 732.03, Camping Permits;
3. (c) Ncr 743, Special Use Permits;
4. (d) Ncr 744, Group Reservations;
5. (e) Ncr 753, Volunteer Applications;
6. (f) Permissible uses granted under a property management plan;

7. (g) Guiding services that meet all of the following requirements:

   1. (1) The activity is conducted outside developed areas of department properties, except that the following uses within developed areas shall not require a special use permit:

      1. a. Organizations that serve youths and children, such as but not limited to municipal recreation departments, non-profit, and commercial youth groups and camps, that provide youth-based guiding services that are conducted within developed department areas and qualify under that agency’s school group or bus pass program, as established in accordance with the department’s fee package pursuant to RSA 216-A:3-g;

      2. b. Fishing guides using public boat access facilities located on the below listed department lands and managed under agreement with the department of fish and game, when used for the sole purpose of accessing the body of water:

         1. 1. Bedell Bridge state park;
         2. 2. Greenfield state park;
         3. 3. Pawtuckaway state park; and
         4. 4. Wellington state park;
   2. (2) The activity is within the normal and routine recreational use of department lands, such as but not limited to hunting, fishing, hiking, birding, nature, canoe, kayak, and climbing guiding; and
   3. (3) The activity does not otherwise require a special use permit under Ncr 743.01.
8. (h) Programs, events, or activities initiated, sponsored or conducted by the department; and

9. (i) Events or activities solely involving the expression of views, such as assemblies, meetings, and demonstrations that:

   1. (1) Is not a special use or commercial use listed under Ncr 743.01(a) through (m); and
   2. (2) Does not involve such numbers of people that it would overwhelm the specific location and degrade visitor experience, as determined by the department.

Source. #14056 EMERGENCY, EXPIRED: 2-15-25 New. #14292, eff 6-25-25, EXPIRES: 6-25-35