Tuolumne River Non-Commercial Boating Permit Application

Please supply all information requested
Applications for 2008 season not accepted until after January 1, 2008

A separate application must be completed for each trip reservation and accompanied by a separate check or money order for $15.00 for the first ten persons, and $2.00 per person, additional up to a total of twenty six. The reservation fee is non-refundable. Checks or money orders must be payable to: USDA Forest Service. Include alternate trip date in case your first choice is not available. Permits are not transferable. Please return application and payment to:

Groveland Ranger District
Attention: River Permits
24545 Highway 120
Groveland, CA  95321

Name:_______________________________________________ Phone:____________________

Address:_______________________________________________________________________

City:_____________________________________________ State:______ Zip:______________

1st Choice:

Start Date:________________  Finish Date:________________

Length of stay
limited to
3 days/2 nights

Alternate:

Start Date:________________  Finish Date:________________

Entry Point:_______________________________ Exit Point:_____________________________

Group Totals:

Rafts:____________ Kayaks:____________ People:____________

Certification of Non-Commercial Trip

Please read before signing: A river trip is non-commercial if there is a bona-fide sharing of expenses. There shall be no fees, charges, or other compensation collected from individual participants in excess of actual costs or expenses incurred. By contrast, a trip is commercial if anyone on the trip makes a profit, receives a reimbursement or salary, receives rental for use of equipment, or supports, in any part, other programs or activities from amounts received from passengers. Accordingly, fund raising trips are commercial and sponsors will have to arrange for an existing commercial launch from a permitted outfitter. Why the concern? Operating under the guise of non-commercial boaters, illegal outfitters are stealing carrying capacity from the private sector for their own profit. They compete unfairly with legitimate outfitters by avoiding use fees, insurance requirements, and the need to comply with standards of the industry. Their guides may or may not be qualified; their equipment may or may not be safe. Your signature on this form signifies that, to the best of your knowledge, your trip is not commercial (persons involved in unauthorized commercial operations or falsifying this document are subject to fine and/or imprisonment).

I agree to abide by all laws and regulations which apply to the Tuolumne River.

Group Leader's Signature:______________________________________ Date:______________

Driver's License Number * __________________________________

*You may be required to present valid identification to the River Patrol