Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110
§8572 Permit Relief for Picnic Areas
Title 16 › CHAPTER 103 — EXPANDING PUBLIC LANDS OUTDOOR RECREATION EXPERIENCES › SUBCHAPTER III — SIMPLIFYING OUTDOOR ACCESS FOR RECREATION › Part C — Recreation Not Red Tape › § 8572
Summary
When the Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management do not require permits or reservations for a picnic area, they must not require a covered person—someone, including educational groups, who guides or outfits fewer than 40 customers per year at that picnic area—to get a permit just to use it.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §8572
Conservation, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)In general
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)Covered person defined
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).
Reference
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 8572
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110