Section 80. Commercial and nonprofit user fees

COMMERCIAL AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONAL USERS FEES (NONTAXABLE)
PERMIT TYPE:		DAILY FEE	ANNUAL FEE
Commercial Parking and State Park Use Permit Fees: Required for for-profit companies and businesses that use the lands and/or facilities of a state park to deliver services to the public for a fee, and when such use is similar or the same as the general public use, unless permitted by other means. May not be used to establish exclusive or continuous concession-type services. Activities of this type include but are not limited to canoe, horse, bicycle, or hiking trip outfitters and rental agencies (if they deliver equipment or services on park property), caterers, and for-profit day care centers (note that some day care centers are government or nonprofit). The agency reserves the right to withhold this or any other permit for commercial use of parks when such use is deemed to be not in keeping with the mission or intended purpose of the park, conflicts or interferes with other use of the park, or creates an unreasonable burden on the management of the park. Licensed commercial fishermen are not required to pay this fee, but are required to pay the applicable public user fee for the use of state park boat launches.
	For 1 or 2 vehicles (passenger vehicles up to 15-passenger vans) or one bus and one passenger vehicle	$10	NA
	For 1 to 6 vehicles (passenger vehicles up to 15-passenger vans) or two buses and two passenger vehicles	NA	$250
Commercial Parking/Launching/Horse Riding Fees: Required for for-profit companies and businesses that use the lands and/or facilities of a state park to deliver services to the public for a fee, and when such use is similar or the same as the general public use, unless permitted by other means. May not be used to establish exclusive or continuous concession-type services.
	For 1 or 2 vehicles (passenger vehicles up to 15-passenger vans) and/or passenger vehicle with trailer combinations; or one bus and one passenger vehicle and/or passenger vehicle with trailer combination	$14	NA
	For 1 to 6 vehicles (passenger vehicles up to 15-passenger vans) and/or passenger vehicle with trailer combinations; or two buses and two passenger vehicles and/or passenger vehicle with trailer combinations	NA	$300
Nonprofit Organization Parking Fees: These fees may be utilized only by nonprofit organizations engaged in the activities or purposes of the organization.
	For 1 or 2 vehicles (passenger vehicles up to 15-passenger vans) or one bus and one passenger vehicle	$4.00	$30
	For 1 to 6 vehicles (passenger vehicles up to 15-passenger vans) or two buses and two passenger vehicles	$9.00	$70
Nonprofit Organization Parking/Launching Fees: These fees may be utilized only by nonprofit organizations engaged in the activities or purposes of the organization.
	For 1 or 2 vehicles (passenger vehicles up to 15-passenger vans) and/or passenger vehicle with trailer combinations; or one bus and one passenger vehicle and/or passenger vehicle with trailer combination	$6.00	$65
	For 1 to 6 vehicles (passenger vehicles up to 15-passenger vans) and/or passenger vehicle with trailer combinations; or two buses and two passenger vehicles and/or passenger vehicle with trailer combinations	$10	$130

Notes on commercial and nonprofit user fees:

Annual permits issued under this section are not transferable but may be used by the employees, volunteers, or agents of the company, business, or organization to which the permit was issued provided that such use is limited to the official business or activities of the company, business, or organization.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 18, Issue 14, eff. April 25, 2002; amended, Virginia Register Volume 20, Issue 13, eff. April 7, 2004; Volume 22, Issue 09, eff. February 8, 2006; Volume 26, Issue 06, eff. January 1, 2010; Volume 27, Issue 06, eff. January 1, 2011.

Statutory Authority

§ 10.1-104 of the Code of Virginia.