12.11.6520    BLACKFOOT RIVER PERMIT WAIVERS

(1) The department may waive the requirement to obtain a special recreation permit for a competitive event or organized group activity if the event or activity:

(a) is not commercial;

(b) does not award cash prizes;

(c) is not publicly advertised;

(d) poses no appreciable risk for damage to lands owned or managed by the department or related water resource values;

(e) requires no specific management or monitoring;

(f) is consistent with the recreation management guidelines in the department's Blackfoot River Recreation Management Direction; and

(g) poses no appreciable risk to public health and safety.

(2) The department may waive the requirement to obtain a special recreation permit for commercial use, a competitive event or organized group activity if the use, event or activity:

(a) is conducted by an individual or entity owning land adjacent to the Blackfoot River that is managed by the department; and

(b) occurs entirely on the land owned by the individual or entity and managed by the department.

History: 23-1-106, 23-2-103, 87-1-301, 87-1-303, MCA; IMP, 23-1-106, 87-1-301, 87-1-303, MCA; NEW, 2005 MAR p. 430, Eff. 4/1/05.