---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 2932.11"
title: "43"
number: "2932.11"
heading: "When do I need a Special Recreation Permit?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/2932.11"
---

# §2932.11. When do I need a Special Recreation Permit?

- (a) Except as provided in [§ 2932.12](/cfr/43/2932.12.md), 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.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1740; 16 U.S.C. 6802.

### Source

Source: 67 FR 61740, Oct. 1, 2002, unless otherwise noted.