Local Tour Permit
For trips under 500 miles, you must submit a Local Tour Permit. You must submit this form at least 2 weeks before your trip. Keep in mind that this is when it must arrive at your local Councils program center, not the post-marked date. Filling out a Tour Permit is the only way to have your trip covered by the BSA insurance policy. It is not necessary to submit a Local Tour Permit if attending a district or council function/activity. Filling out a Tour Permit not only informs you council about the trip, and puts you on the insurance policy, but it also assists you in planning the trip since the information required is the information you must plan about your trip.

National Tour Permit
For trips over 500 miles— local council camps exempted— and trips, crossing national boundaries a National Tour Permit is required. The form must be in your local program center at least 1 month in advance of your trip. Similar information as in the Local Tour Permit is required.

Insurance
All vehicles MUST be covered by a public liability and property damage liability insurance policy. The amount of this coverage must meet or exceed the insurance requirement of the state in which the vehicle is licensed. BSA recommends that coverage limits are at least $50,000/$100,000/$50,000. Any vehicle carrying ten or more passengers is required to have limits of $100,000/$300,000/$100,000. In the case of rented vehicles, the requirement of coverage limits can be met by combining the limits of personal coverage carried by the driver with coverage carried by the owner of the rented vehicle. All vehicles used in travel outside the United States must carry a public liability and property liability insurance policy that complies with or exceeds the requirements of that country.