924120 Administration of Conservation Programs

Official definition

This industry comprises government establishments primarily engaged in the administration, regulation, supervision, and control of land use, including recreational areas; conservation and preservation of natural resources; erosion control; geological survey program administration; weather forecasting program administration; and the administration and protection of publicly and privately owned forest lands. Government establishments responsible for planning, management, regulation, and conservation of game, fish, and wildlife populations, including wildlife management areas and field stations; and other administrative matters relating to the protection of fish, game, and wildlife are included in this industry.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions.

When to use a different code

Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:

• Operating parks are classified in Industry 712190, Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions.
• Operating forest property are classified in Subsector 113, Forestry and Logging.
• Acting as lessors of public land are classified in Industry 531190, Lessors of Other Real Estate Property.
• Geophysical surveying and/or mapping are classified in Industry 541360, Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services.
• Surveying and/or mapping (except geophysical) are classified in Industry 541370, Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services.
• Weather forecasting are classified in Industry 541990, All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services.
• Operating fish and game preserves are classified in Industry 712130, Zoos and Botanical Gardens.
• Serving as urban planning commissions are classified in Industry 925120, Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS cross-references.

Activities listed under 924120

The Census index assigns these 14 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Community recreation programs, government
• Conservation and reclamation agencies
• Fish and game agencies
• Fish and wildlife conservation program administration
• Game and inland fish agencies
• Game wardens
• Geological research program administration
• Land management program administration
• Parks and recreation commission, government
• Recreational programs administration, government
• Soil conservation services, government
• Weather research program administration
• Wildlife conservation agencies
• Wind and water erosion control agencies, government

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

Closest UK SIC 2007 codes

There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 8412, 8413, 8423), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 84120Regulation of health care, education, cultural and other social services, not incl. social securityUK SIC
• 84130Regulation of and contribution to more efficient operation of businessesUK SIC
• 84230Justice and judicial activitiesUK SIC

Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.

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