Minneapolis

Conditional

Issuer: City of Minneapolis (obstruction permits for streets, sidewalks, and alleys); the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board for park property, lakes, and the riverfront

Cost: No City fee for a one-day obstruction permit. Park Board: commercial still photography $315 per day and location; portrait sessions $47 per 1.5 hours or $315 per year; filming $262 (documentary) to $1,050 (high impact) per day and location

Processing: Park Board applications must arrive at least 10 days before the shoot

Commercial film or photo work on Minneapolis streets, sidewalks, or alleys needs a City obstruction permit; work on park property needs a Park Board permit. Personal-use portrait sessions in the parks need a permit but no insurance. Commercial photography and filming in the parks require a certificate of insurance ($250,000/$750,000 bodily injury and $300,000 property damage) naming the Park Board as additional insured. Photo and film permits are not issued for Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary or Roberts Bird Sanctuary.

Commercial drone work requires FAA Part 107; any drone flight from, within, or on Park Board property needs a separate Park Board drone permit ($100 per day and location)

Park drone permits require $1,500,000 in general liability insurance naming the Park Board, a flight plan, and FAA credentials, and are reviewed case by case. For Part 107 and drone law, see Drone Authority.

Yes: you can photograph what is visible from public space in the US

Private property sets its own rules regardless of city law.