Public property vs not so public
- Ranger1
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Public property vs not so public
I was wondering what the technical difference is between hiding a cache in a public park , hiding a cache on a university campus & hiding a cache in a garden which whilst is available to the public access is technically on private property but has no fence surrounding it in regards to when permission needs to be sought for placement of said cache? I have seen caches hidden in all 3 without permission for any. What is the official geocaching policy?
- Papa Bear_Left
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The official geocaching.com policy is that all caches hidden on private property require permission from the owner.
It's officially assumed that permission has been gained by the cache placer (who ticked the box saying that they'd read, understood, and agreed to abide by the guidelines and terms and conditions) unless there's some reason to doubt it.
Reasons for doubt would include things like the reviewer thinking "Yeah, right, like anyone would give permission for something as dumb as THAT!" and comments like "Watch out for the owner of the property, he's got a gun!" in the description.
Council and National Parks are grey areas and are generally assumed to be OK unless there's some specific prohibition (like South Perth Council, for example, who want to see caches before they're published.)
It's officially assumed that permission has been gained by the cache placer (who ticked the box saying that they'd read, understood, and agreed to abide by the guidelines and terms and conditions) unless there's some reason to doubt it.
Reasons for doubt would include things like the reviewer thinking "Yeah, right, like anyone would give permission for something as dumb as THAT!" and comments like "Watch out for the owner of the property, he's got a gun!" in the description.
Council and National Parks are grey areas and are generally assumed to be OK unless there's some specific prohibition (like South Perth Council, for example, who want to see caches before they're published.)