N.M. Admin. Code § 19.5.2.41 - SPECIAL EVENTS

A. Special events are allowed in a park if the applicant has obtained a special use permit from the superintendent.

B. The superintendent shall deny a special use permit if such activities would:

(1) cause injury or damage to park resources;

(2) be contrary to the purposes for which the park is established or operated; or unreasonably impair the purposes for which the park is established or operated;

(3) unreasonably interfere with interpretive, visitor service or other program activities, or with the division's administrative activities;

(4) substantially impair the operation of the division's public use facilities or services of concessionaires or contractors;

(5) present a danger to the public health and safety;

(6) result in significant conflict with other existing uses; or

(7) not comply with the laws or policies of the landowner (e.g. United States department of the interior, bureau of reclamation; New Mexico department of game and fish; United States army corps of engineers, New Mexico state land office, etc.).

C. As a condition of the special use permit's issuance, the superintendent may require:

(1) for non-New Mexico government or non-federal government applicants, the filing of a bond payable to the director, in an amount adequate to cover costs such as restoration, rehabilitation and cleanup of the area used, and other costs resulting from the event; or

(2) the acquisition of liability insurance in which the state, department and division, and if applicable the landowner (e.g. United States department of the interior, bureau of reclamation) from which the division leases the land or reservoir, are named as co-insured in an amount sufficient to protect the state, the department and the division, and if applicable the landowner.

D. The special use permit may contain such conditions as are reasonably consistent with protection and use of the park for the purposes for which it is established or operated. It may also contain reasonable limitations on the equipment used and the time and area within which the special event is allowed.

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N.M. Admin. Code § 19.5.2.41

19.5.2.41 NMAC - Rn & A, 19.5.2.39 NMAC, 1/1/2013, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXX, Issue 12, June 25, 2019, eff. 6/25/2019