What are some factors to be considered in determining that outfitter and guide operations are conducted in the backcountry?

36 C.F.R. § 51.40
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01
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Determinations as to whether outfitter and guide operations are conducted in the backcountry of a park area will be made on a park-by-park basis, taking into account the park area's particular geographic circumstances. Factors that generally may indicate that outfitter and guide operations are conducted in the backcountry of a park area include, without limitation, the fact that: (a) The operations occur in areas remote from roads and developed areas; (b) The operations are conducted within a designated natural area of a park area; (c) The operations occur in areas where search and rescue support is not readily available; and (d) All or a substantial portion of the operations occur in designated or proposed wilderness areas.

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