[meteorite-list] It is a sad day.....

From: Jeff Kuyken <info_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:00:09 +1100
Message-ID: <E385737E82BC4359862AC13775F8D4DC_at_JeffPC>

>It is all very complicated and legally confused

Exactly... has anyone actually looked at the Act they are trying to place
meteorites under?

http://www.nps.gov/history/local-law/anti1906.htm

HUH? I'm guessing they are trying to use this part:

"and other objects of historic or scientific interest that are situated upon
the lands owned or controlled by the Government of the United States to be
national monuments"

I doubt this is the spirit the Act was written in. And I'm no U.S. legal
expert but I would think they'd have a hard time using it in court. Maybe
Martin Altmann could fill us in a bit more on that point or someone else who
knows more about U.S. law.

Cheers,

Jeff

----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Stanley" <stanleygregr at hotmail.com>
To: <photophlow at yahoo.com>; <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] It is a sad day.....



Hi All:

I know someone that works at the Smithsonian and I asked about this a few
years ago. His reply:

"We also talked about the
legality of collecting on BLM property. This is a sticky subject that, as
far as I can tell, has nothing to do with the 20gm/20% rule. Technically,
all meteorites found on BLM property are property of the United
States. This was the result of the big mess with the Old Woman
meteorite that was adjudicated just before I started working here.
So it seems that if somebody at BLM wanted to, they could demand all the
meteorites collected on BLM property be turned over... Apparently it is
unlikely that
BLM actually cares much about this whole business. It is all very
complicated and legally confused, seems to me."


Greg S.

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> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 21:09:47 -0800
> From: photophlow at yahoo.com
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: [meteorite-list] It is a sad day.....
>
> Ruben and Listers,
> Its not that sad of a day. I did some researching on the website Ruben
> provided and this is what the U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF
> LAND MANAGEMENT of Oregon state states about rock collection on public
> land....
>
> How can I collect rocks?
>
> Rock hounds are permitted to collect rocks found on the surface of the
> ground and may use hand shovels and picks in digging, but must not use
> explosives or power equipment for excavation.
>
> Technical a meteorite is a rock. So there we go, we can go rock collecting
> in Oregon and look for new rocks (meteorites). Lastly Listers, do you
> think with the recent meteorite falls and TV shows about meteorites on how
> much meteorites might be worth could have put these new regulations in to
> motion, or has this been something that has been taking place over the
> coures of a few years?
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> Shawn Alan
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> [meteorite-list] It is a sad day.....Ruben Garcia>mrmeteorite at gmail.com
> Mon Mar 8 20:11:14 EST 2010
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> Hi all,
>
> John Blennart just sent me this email.
>
> It seems that meteorite Hunting (from now on) will be illegal on all
> government lands - yes even BLM!
>
> No more Dry lake Beds, Franconia, Gold Basin, Holbrook, Glorieta,
> etc..... (Unless of course you find private land and get permission)
>
> Check it out here.
> http://www.blm.gov/or/programs/minerals/noncollectables.php
>
> It is a sad day.....
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> Ruben Garcia
>
> Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net
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> Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u
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