Except for Ncr 741.03, a permit shall be required for any special use or commercial use of a department land, facility, or resource, including the following uses:

1. (a) The reserved or rental use of a property, unless provided for under group reservations in Ncr 744;
2. (b) Any organized event or use which shall occur beyond the regular operating season or outside the regular operating hours of a specific property or at an unstaffed property, unless provided for under group reservations in Ncr 744;
3. (c) Hosting an event or activity in which the general public is invited;
4. (d) Any commercial or service-based use by individuals, businesses, groups, or organizations, regardless of the intent to produce a profit, including but not limited to fundraising and charity events, guide and other recreation- or environmental-based services, education, training, and classes, unless excluded in Ncr 741.03(n);
5. (e) Any event, activity, or use where a third party is contracted to provide products or services, including food or alcohol served by or to third parties, or entertainment, unless provided for under group reservations in Ncr 744;
6. (f) Any event, activity, or use that require the addition of equipment or structures onsite, including but not limited to party tents, tables, and chairs, amplified musical equipment, generators, and portable lighting, bounce houses, portable climbing walls, dunk tanks, live animals, wildlife nesting, or viewing platforms, cameras, recording devices, or communications equipment, unless provided for under group reservations in Ncr 744;
7. (g) Conducting research, collecting information or data, a pilot, test, or proof-of-concept program or project;
8. (h) Filming, photography, or recording activities intended for commercial use and conducted by commercial or professional filming, photography, and recording studios, companies, and businesses;
9. (i) Military exercises;
10. (j) Any event, activity, or use that is otherwise prohibited within a department property, such as but not limited to, access to otherwise restricted areas or where alcohol will be present where normally prohibited, unless provided for under group reservations in Ncr 744;
11. (k) Any event, activity, or use that requires prior approval from the department, such as but not limited to trail maintenance or cutting vegetation for scenic views;
12. (l) Any event, activity, or use that requires department staff to provide services or assistance beyond their normal or routine duties, operations, or hours, unless provided for under group reservations in Ncr 744;
13. (m) Any event, activity, or use that is beyond the normal or routine recreational use of a specific department property as determined by the department, except as is provided for under exclusions in Ncr 741.03; and
14. (n) Events, activities, or use solely involving the expression of views, such as assemblies, meetings, and demonstrations that is not a special use or commercial use listed under Ncr 743.01(a) through (m), but involves such numbers of people that it would overwhelm the specific location and degrade the visitor experience as determined by the department.

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