§5.5. When will an agency deny a permit for commercial filming or still photography?

43 C.F.R. § 5.5

We will deny a permit authorizing commercial filming or still photography if we determine that it is likely that the activity would:

(a)

Cause resource damage;

(b)

Unreasonably disrupt or conflict with the public's use and enjoyment of the site;

(c)

Pose health or safety risks to the public;

(d)

Result in unacceptable impacts or impairment to National Park Service resources or values;

(e)

Be inappropriate or incompatible with the purpose of the Fish and Wildlife Service refuge;

(f)

Cause unnecessary or undue degradation of Bureau of Land Management lands; or

(g)

Violate the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131-1136) or any other applicable Federal, State, or local law or regulation.

Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 16 U.S.C. 1-3, 3a, 668dd-ee, 715i, 460 l -6d; 25 U.S.C. 2; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 1701, 1732-1734, 1740.

Source: 78 FR 52095, Aug. 22, 2013, unless otherwise noted.