Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 024 - State Parks and Cultural Resources Department
Sub-Agency 0002 - State Parks and Historic Sites
Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations
Section 1-13 - Permits
Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 1-13
Current through September 21, 2024
(a) All persons using any portion of park lands shall obtain the appropriate permits in accordance with W.S. § 36-4-121 and these rules and regulations.
(b) Camping.
(i) Camping permits are required from January
1 through December 31, inclusive, at the locations specified in W.S. §
36-4-121(a).
(ii) All camping
permits or receipts expire at 10:00 a.m. on the last day of the permit
period.
(iii) Any vehicle occupying
a camping site between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. shall display a
valid camping permit or receipt.
(iv) The camping receipt shall be visible in
the lower driver's side windshield of each vehicle at each campsite or visibly
displayed on vehicles without windshields.
(v) All annual camping permits must be
permanently affixed to the lower driver's side of the windshield.
(vi) Any annual camping permit not properly
attached to the vehicle it was registered to may be seized and
destroyed.
(c) Daily Use.
(i) Daily use permits are required from
January 1 through December 31, inclusive, at the locations specified in W.S.
§
36-4-121(a).
(ii) The daily
use receipt shall be visible in the lower driver's side windshield of each
vehicle or visibly displayed on vehicles without windshields.
(iii) All annual daily use permits must be
permanently affixed to the lower driver's side of the windshield.
(iv) Any annual daily use permit not properly
attached to the vehicle it was registered to may be seized and
destroyed.
(d) Special Use.
(i) Sporting events, pageants,
re-enactments, regattas, entertainment, fishing derbies, public meetings,
assemblies, demonstrations, parades or other events, characterized as public
spectator attractions or participant activities, are prohibited unless written
permission therefore has been given by the superintendent. Such events shall be
issued a special use permit only after a finding that the issuance of such
permit will not be inconsistent with the purpose for which the area is
established and maintained and will cause the minimum possible interference
with use of the area by the general public. The permit may contain such
reasonable conditions and restrictions as to duration and area occupied as are
necessary for the protection of the area and the public use.
(ii) Applications for a special use permit
shall be received by the superintendent not later than thirty (30) days prior
to the requested special activity and shall set forth the following: the name
of the applicant, the date, time, duration, nature and place of the proposed
activity, an estimate of the number of persons expected to attend, and a
statement of equipment and facilities to be used in connection with the event
or attraction.
(iii) The
superintendent may prohibit the consumption and/or possession of alcoholic or
malt beverages within specified areas of park lands for specific activities and
shall display such restrictions.
(A) The
superintendent may require applicants to arrange for general liability
insurance to cover participants, and the State of Wyoming will be named as an
additional insured.
(B) As a
condition of the permit issuance, the superintendent may require the filing of
a bond with satisfactory surety payable to the state, to cover costs such as
restoration, rehabilitation and cleanup of the area used, and other costs
resulting from the permitted activity. In lieu of a bond, the applicant may
elect to deposit cash equal to the amount of the required bond.
(iv) For lands and facilities
designated for reservation use, large groups of ten (10) or more people holding
private functions not requiring a special use permit as defined in section
13(d)(i) of these rules must obtain a reservation from appropriate park or site
staff. Reservations shall be received by the superintendent a minimum of seven
(7) days prior to the activity.
(v)
Applicants for a fishing derby are required to obtain prior permission from the
Wyoming Game and Fish Commission before approval is granted by the
department.
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