Hi Adam and all,
Just for clarification on so called BLM Rules.
The BLM put out a paper a while back the stirred up a ruckus. The paper
was a GUIDELINE for area supervisors
to implement or not. To be clear, they are not rules. And, the BLM has
failed to issues claimed permits for
commercial ventures when ask.
If you can show me where these guidelines have become rules and have
actually been implemented, I'd like to see it.
Jim
On 5/20/2014 4:25 PM, Raremeteorites via Meteorite-list wrote:
Hi Jim and All,
Unless they predate 1972, meteorites found on public land cannot be
used for commercial purposes according to the BLM interpretations
rendering them without commercial value. This is even before the new
"laws" limited meteorite recoveries to 10 pounds a year or less
without a commercial permit. The interesting thing is not a single
commercial permit has ever been issued despite being applied for.
Sorry for the bad news,
That is why it so important to treat private land owners with the
utmost respect in order to gain access to unrestricted search areas.
Adam
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Jim Wooddell
jim.woodd...@suddenlink.net
http://pages.suddenlink.net/chondrule/
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