Section Res 7403.01 - Special Use Permit Required Except for Res 7401.03, a permit shall be required for any special use or commercial use of a DRED land, facility or resource, including the following uses:
(a) The use of a property over an extended period of time;(b) Any organized event or use which shall occur beyond the regular operating season or outside the regular operating hours of a specific property or at an unstaffed property, unless provided for under group reservations in Res 7404;(c) Hosting an event or activity in which the general public is invited;(d) Any commercial or service-based use by individuals, businesses, groups or organizations, regardless of the intent to produce a profit, including but not limited to fundraising and charity events, guide and other recreation- or environmental-based services, education, training and classes, unless excluded in Res 7401.03(n);(e) Any event, activity or use where a third party is contracted to provide products or services, including food or alcohol served by or to third parties, or entertainment, unless provided for under group reservations in Res 7404;(f) Any event, activity or use that require the addition of equipment or structures onsite, including but not limited to party tents, tables and chairs, amplified musical equipment, generators, and portable lighting, bounce houses, portable climbing walls, dunk tanks, live animals, wildlife nesting or viewing platforms, cameras, recording devices, or communications equipment, unless provided for under group reservations in Res 7404;(g) Conducting research, collecting information or data, a pilot, test, or proof-of-concept program or project;(h) Filming, photography or recording activities intended for commercial use and conducted by commercial or professional filming, photography and recording studios, companies and businesses;(j) Any event, activity or use that is otherwise prohibited within a DRED property, such as but not limited to, access to otherwise restricted areas or where alcohol will be present where normally prohibited, unless provided for under group reservations in Res 7404;(k) Any event, activity or use that requires prior approval from the department, such as but not limited to trail maintenance or cutting vegetation for scenic views;(l) Any event, activity or use that requires DRED staff to provide services or assistance beyond their normal or routine duties, operations or hours, unless provided for under group reservations in Res 7404;(m) Any event, activity or use that is beyond the normal or routine recreational use of a specific DRED property as determined by the department, except as is provided for under exclusions in Res 7401.03; and(n) Events, activities or use solely involving the expression of views, such as assemblies, meetings and demonstrations that is not a special use or commercial use listed under Res 7403.01(a) through (m), but involves such numbers of people that it would overwhelm the specific location and degrade the visitor experience as determined by the department.N.H. Admin. Code § Res 7403.01
(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Res 7400) #10533, eff 3-1-14