Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§8572 Permit relief for picnic areas
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 103— - EXPANDING PUBLIC LANDS OUTDOOR RECREATION EXPERIENCES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - SIMPLIFYING OUTDOOR ACCESS FOR RECREATION › Part Part C— - Recreation Not Red Tape › § 8572
Summary
Where Forest Service or BLM picnic areas are open without permits, those agencies may not require covered persons to get permits just to access them. Covered person = guide/outfitter (including educational groups) with fewer than 40 customers yearly.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §8572
Conservation — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)If the Secretary concerned does not require the public to obtain a permit or reservation to access a picnic area on Federal recreational lands and waters administered by the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management, the Secretary concerned shall not require a covered person to obtain a permit solely to access the picnic area.
(b)In this section, the term “covered person” means a person (including an educational group) that provides outfitting and guiding services to fewer than 40 customers per year at a picnic area described in subsection (a).
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 8572
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73