43 CFR § 2932.11 - When do I need a Special Recreation Permit?

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title: "43 CFR § 2932.11 - When do I need a Special Recreation Permit?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "2932.11"
section_name: "When do I need a Special Recreation Permit?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000)"
part_number: "2930"
part_name: "PERMITS FOR RECREATION ON PUBLIC LANDS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "43 U.S.C. 1740; 16 U.S.C. 6802."
regulatory_source: "67 FR 61740, Oct. 1, 2002, unless otherwise noted."
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# 2932.11 When do I need a Special Recreation Permit?

(a) Except as provided in § 2932.12, you must obtain a Special Recreation Permit for:

(1) Commercial use, including vending associated with recreational use; or

(2) Competitive use.

(b) If BLM determines that it is necessary, based on planning decisions, resource concerns, potential user conflicts, or public health and safety, we may require you to obtain a Special Recreation Permit for—

(1) Recreational use of special areas;

(2) Noncommercial, noncompetitive, organized group activities or events; or

(3) Academic, educational, scientific, or research uses that involve:

(i) Means of access or activities normally associated with recreation;

(ii) Use of areas where recreation use is allocated; or

(iii) Use of special areas.