{
 "agency": "National Wildlife Refuges (USFWS)",
 "entries": [
  {
   "id": "fws:drones",
   "jurisdiction": "US Fish & Wildlife Service (National Wildlife Refuges)",
   "jurisdiction_id": "fws",
   "level": "federal",
   "hobby": "drones",
   "status": "prohibited",
   "summary": "Launching, landing or disturbing wildlife with a drone on a national wildlife refuge is prohibited. Don't rely on apps like B4UFLY to show refuge boundaries.",
   "permit": "Commercial photography by drone needs a permit (43 CFR 5.1-12). There is no recreational permit.",
   "restricted_areas": [],
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.fws.gov/faq/may-i-fly-drone-national-wildlife-refuge",
    "https://www.fws.gov/law/uncrewed-aircraft-systems",
    "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-27/subpart-D/section-27.34"
   ],
   "notes": "50 CFR 27.34, 27.51.",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
   "needs_review": false,
   "unreachable_sources": {},
   "verification": "read_source",
   "verification_notes": "Read the FWS drone FAQ, the FWS UAS law page and 50 CFR 27.34.",
   "status_history": []
  },
  {
   "id": "fws:metal_detecting",
   "jurisdiction": "US Fish & Wildlife Service (National Wildlife Refuges)",
   "jurisdiction_id": "fws",
   "level": "federal",
   "hobby": "metal_detecting",
   "status": "prohibited",
   "summary": "Removing or disturbing any natural object or artifact on a refuge is prohibited (50 CFR 27.61), and refuge rules pages commonly ban using or even possessing metal detectors. Treat refuges as no-detecting unless a refuge explicitly says otherwise.",
   "permit": "None.",
   "restricted_areas": [],
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-27/subpart-F/section-27.61",
    "https://www.fws.gov/refuge/okefenokee/visit-us/rules-policies",
    "https://www.fws.gov/refuge/arthur-r-marshall-loxahatchee/visit-us/rules-policies"
   ],
   "notes": "No system-wide CFR section names metal detectors. The prohibition is shown in individual refuge rules (Okefenokee, Loxahatchee) plus the 27.61 removal ban.",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
   "needs_review": true,
   "unreachable_sources": {},
   "verification": "read_source",
   "verification_notes": "Read 50 CFR 27.61 (no detector mention) and the Okefenokee and Loxahatchee refuge rules (both prohibit detectors). No system-wide detector rule exists; the status rests on the removal ban plus refuge rules.",
   "status_history": []
  }
 ]
}