{
 "agency": "National Park Service",
 "entries": [
  {
   "id": "nps:metal_detecting",
   "jurisdiction": "National Park Service",
   "jurisdiction_id": "nps",
   "level": "federal",
   "hobby": "metal_detecting",
   "status": "prohibited",
   "summary": "Possessing or using a metal detector anywhere in a national park unit is prohibited. You may carry one through the park only if it is broken down and packed so it can't be used.",
   "permit": "No recreational permit exists; the only exceptions are authorized scientific, mining or administrative uses.",
   "restricted_areas": [],
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-36/chapter-I/part-2/section-2.1"
   ],
   "notes": "36 CFR 2.1(a)(7); exceptions in (a)(7)(i)-(iii).",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
   "needs_review": false,
   "unreachable_sources": {},
   "verification": "read_source",
   "verification_notes": "Read 36 CFR 2.1(a)(7) on eCFR, including exceptions (i)-(iii).",
   "status_history": []
  },
  {
   "id": "nps:drones",
   "jurisdiction": "National Park Service",
   "jurisdiction_id": "nps",
   "level": "federal",
   "hobby": "drones",
   "status": "prohibited",
   "summary": "Launching, landing or operating a drone on NPS lands and waters is banned by default. Each park superintendent applies the ban under 36 CFR 1.5 per Policy Memorandum 14-05. Flying over a park from outside its boundary is an FAA airspace matter, but harassing wildlife or causing a nuisance can still be cited.",
   "permit": "Ask the park superintendent; a park may designate an area or issue a special use permit, but this is rare. Violations are misdemeanors (up to 6 months / $5,000).",
   "restricted_areas": [],
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.nps.gov/articles/unmanned-aircraft-in-the-national-parks.htm",
    "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-36/chapter-I/part-1/section-1.5"
   ],
   "notes": "Check each park's Superintendent's Compendium for any designated exception. Also relevant: 36 CFR 2.2 (wildlife), 2.34 (disorderly), 2.12(a)(3) (portable motors), 2.17 (aircraft).",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
   "needs_review": false,
   "unreachable_sources": {},
   "verification": "read_source",
   "verification_notes": "Read the NPS 'Uncrewed Aircraft in the National Parks' article (Policy Memo 14-05 still in force; misdemeanor up to 6 months/$5,000) and 36 CFR 1.5 (superintendent closure authority).",
   "status_history": []
  }
 ]
}