[Chaos-l] Special use permit of Boating Access Area

[Kumar Pandya]

I was looking through the website posted by Micheal
Hrivnak, and came across a "Special use Permit"
description.  I have attached the description below. 
I have read it several times, and have the feeling
that we (CHAOS) might qualify.  I invite all to read
and make sure that I have not missed anything.  In a
nutshell, we (as in an organisation, not individual)
request the permit and provide advanced information
abt the specific days; and if approved, are given a
permit that needs to be shown during the event.

Allthough the description below appears specific for
"tournament weigh-in", note that is also followed by
"and special use".

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Every year the NCWRC issues fishing tournament
weigh-in, and special use permits for each Wildlife
Resources Commission Boating Access Area (BAA). The
main purpose of these permits is to ensure that only
allowable activities occur and that multiple large
events do not occur concurrently at any site thereby
helping to manage congestion and user accessibility.
Currently, these permits are issued at no fee and are
mailed or emailed to permit so that it will be
available on-site during the special use or tournament
weigh-in. 
These permits are first come, first serve. Thus, in
order to guarantee that a BAA site is available, it is
recommended that you need to call early within the
request period. The request period for each year
begins on November 1 of the preceding year. Currently,
weigh-in permits that authorize fewer than 15 boats
are issued as blanket authorizations and remain valid
until January 31 of the following year. 
All organizations should be aware that these permits
do not reserve a BAA, and the site will remain
available to others. In addition, approval is
conditional. One condition is that the tournament or
other special use must not interfere with the intended
use of the area. The second is that the permitted
activity should not block the ramps or disrupt area
use. A third condition is that the Commission promotes
the "Pack it in, Pack it out" mission meaning that the
permit recipient is required to remove all litter
generated at the site by event participants. Fourth,
no signs or banners may be erected on-site to endorse
commercial products. And lastly, the permit must be
available for inspection on-site during the event(s).
One additional restriction is that Commission does not
allow the selling of goods, materials, or services at
any BAA facility. 
Wildlife Resources Commission BAA's are available to
the public for the purpose of providing free public
boat launching. Fishing tournament weigh-ins and other
special uses require a permit from the Division of
Engineering Services. Wildlife Enforcement Officers
may request confirmation that a permit has been
acquired. 
When you call, please be prepared to provide:
•	an organization name 
•	contact name 
•	mailing address 
•	boating access area name 
•	body of water 
•	a date for the requested event 
If the event is a tournament weigh-in with fewer than
fifteen (15) boats involved, you will not need to
provide a tournament date nor location under the
current guidelines. If you know that you will have
several tournaments within the same year, it is best
to call with all your dates at the same time, so that
our office will be able to combine all the tournament
permits into one.
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Any thoughts? 
Kumar