The U.S. Forest Service has put forward a ridiculous new set of rules which includes a mandatory permit for taking pictures of federally owned park land for commercial or professional purposes. The permit would cost roughly $1,500 and photographers who are caught taking pictures without a permit will be fined up to $1,000.
Liz Close, a spokesperson for the Forest Service, says that the laws are intended to “preserve the untamed character of the country’s wilderness”, whatever that means. According to the agency, these laws were created to protect the environment and prevent areas of wilderness from being “exploited” by photographers.
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