Hi list,
Sorry for the possible double post. Here is their reply from the BLM in
Oregon regarding meteorite hunting.
Thanks,
Sonny
Sonny: It is the Washington Office Policy that meteorites belong to
the
Federal government, the policy statement on the BLM Oregon/Washington
website is taken from the Washington Office, this is partly based on
Old
Woman Meteorite case (under the Antiquities Act) you mentioned and I
have
attached. In practise, there is no official guidance for us on how to
manage meteorites nor has this been put into the Code of Federal
Regulations and I'm not aware of any enforcement action being taken
against
collectors on public lands. I'm wondering if this policy was written
more
for a significant meteorite find such as the Old Woman case, and would
give
Federal government ability to assert ownership if it decided to, if the
meteorite had considerable scientific value? Sorry, this isn't very
clear
cut. Steve
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