Isn't it wrong to take something away from someone just because you want it?
On 11/8/2010 4:46 PM, Thunder Stone wrote:
List:
It sounds simple to me:
If they really really want it, they will take it. If not, then it's the
finders, so have fun out there.
This brings up something that I've always wondered about.
Why is the scientific community so much more interested in Irons over stony
meteorites? Does the Iron provide more scientific information?
I suspect if you found an Iron on BLM land, they would want it.
Greg S.
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Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 17:48:26 -0500
From: meteoritem...@gmail.com
To: wahlpe...@aol.com
CC: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Oregon / Washington Meteorite hunting regulations
on BLM Land
Hi Sonny and List,
My take on this is -
I think the government is covering it's behind, just in case a
significant find is made. But I think there is little desire or
ability to enforce this on every meteorite found by every prospector.
Zealous or "difficult" local BLM officials may use this as an excuse
to hassle people. However, most rank and file enforcement personnel
have more important things to worry about. So it will probably remain
business as usual for the majority of prospectors in the majority of
situations. But, if you find something very significant, the legal
groundwork is in place for the federal government to assert it's
authority and ownership.
Best regards and happy huntings,
MikeG
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On 11/8/10, wahlpe...@aol.com wrote:
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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