36 CFR § 3.3 - Am I required to obtain a permit to operate a vessel in a park area?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t36/s3.3"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "36 CFR § 3.3 - Am I required to obtain a permit to operate a vessel in a park area?"
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "3.3"
section_name: "Am I required to obtain a permit to operate a vessel in a park area?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
part_number: "3"
part_name: "BOATING AND WATER USE ACTIVITIES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "54 U.S.C. 100101, 100751, 320102."
regulatory_source: "72 FR 13702, Mar. 23, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3"
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# 3.3 Am I required to obtain a permit to operate a vessel in a park area?
Generally, you are not required to obtain a permit to operate a vessel in a park area. However, in certain circumstances, taking into consideration public safety, protection of park resources, and weather and park management objectives, the superintendent may require a permit for use of a vessel within a park area, under §§ 1.5 and 1.7, and will issue permits consistent with § 1.6 of this chapter.