bohica2475 10 Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Does a parent transporting their own child to an out of council event need to have a tour permit if they are not taking any other children? Link to post Share on other sites
ScoutNut 147 Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 If it is just you and your son alone, and not a Pack event, then no. If your Pack is doing this as a unit activity, with you simply driving only your son, and everyone else getting there other ways, then your Pack (CC, event chair, Secretary, etc) should be the one to get the tour permit. Link to post Share on other sites
Pack212Scouter 10 Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 You need to check with your DE. While it is true that if a parent only transports their own child, you do not need specific transport information, some Councils have decided that they want Tour Permits for District/Council events. Don't ask me why...it makes no sense to me, but our council started doing so last year. Link to post Share on other sites
ScoutNut 147 Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 In that case I would contact the council that is hosting the event you are attending to find out if they require a Tour Permit to attend. Link to post Share on other sites
Basementdweller 608 Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Tour permits are a confusing thing. Everyone has an opinion as to what is correct. the big thing to remember is that it HELP protect YOU ,the leadership of the pack. My personal rule of thumb is if we leave the CO I file for a permit. It just takes a couple of minutes and your covered. Link to post Share on other sites
nldscout 18 Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Tour permits are the most useless thing that national has. They have no bearing on anything and searve no useful purpose what so ever. Every coucil has its own rules when you need one and really do nothing with them anyway. Link to post Share on other sites
ChaiAdventure 25 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 I have to agree with the uselessness of tour permits for Cub Scouts when they are each being driven by their own parents to a District/Council event. I constantly hear the blabber that it protects the CO, but let's come to grips. There is no court in the land that will hold a CO liable when a parent is transporting their own child. When there is shared transportation...fine. File the permit, but I am not going to ask parents for their DL number to drive their own child. If that were truly the requirement, then I would have to file a tour permit to have them bring their kids to a Pack Meeting since no one lives at the CO.... Link to post Share on other sites
Pack212Scouter 10 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 I've never put a drivers license down for a parent transporting their own child. All that write there is "transportation by own parent" and the council has always been fine with that. I think that in their minds it covers the event...which is just silly seeing as it's already covered as a Council event. Link to post Share on other sites
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