A method and apparatus for geofencing a user equipment in relation to a priority access license (PAL) protection area of a citizens broadband radio service device (CBSD) are provided. The CBSD operates on a channel of a Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band. A user equipment provisioning server receives an indication of the PAL protection area associated with the CBSD. The user equipment provisioning server provisions the user equipment to limit the user equipment to operating within the PAL protection area or exclude the user equipment from operating within the PAL protection area.