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Marcie and list,
Having grown up in South Carolina and now Florida I am just familiar with the fact that if you don't have permission, then you better not be on someone's property. Even on state lands you had better have a reason for snooping around... especially with a metal detector. Either way, being where you're not invited arouses a lot of suspicion here which it doesn't seem to raise out west. Is the only difference that there is just too much land to supervise, or is it understood that if it isn't fenced then you are welcome on it? Is hunting meteorites on state/federal land legal in western parks? Because it sure isn't here.
I am looking forward to when I can visit out west for some real "cold hunting" but have never been too clear on how those of you that do it regularly handle the property ownership issues.
Warren
IMCA 3602
From: Marcia Swanson [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 16:11:22 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Cold hunting question
Hello Warren and List,
Warren your question about property locale ownership, brought to mind a
question of my own that I would appreciate an answer to, on or off-list,
by yourself or other list members.
I understand that when hunting on private property, you are supposed to
get (written?) permission. I know that different Countries have
different rules on whether or not a meteorite is property of finder or
confiscated by government, or percentage of it taken for identification
and record and display at museum, ect.
My questions are regarding meteorites found in USA. What EXACTLY are
th e rules to guarentee that if you find one, say on public land ( State
Park, lakeshore, river-bed, dry-lake, abandoned gravil pit, ect.) you
can claim it without fear of confiscation, by State or Local
authorities? I know this was an issue with the F.P. that supposedly
"bounced" off the public sidewalk before hitting a home and was
confiscated by local authorities ( Sorry to bring that unfortunate issue
up), and there have been other instances. Is it the amount of money (
it's worth) that determimes whether or not a counter-claim is laid on it
by local, state, or is it the classification of the fall or find that
again,makes it confiscatable? To be classed, especially if it were
something really significant, you do have to say where it was found
right ?
How does this work? When something is found on private property, after
having been given permission to look, what is the obligation of the
collector in regards to payment to land- owner , should a possible
meteorite, or a meteorite be found, or land owners right to
counterclaim pwnership rights? I would truly appreciate guideline
answers on some of these questions please, or reference reading
material? Thank-you and Best Regards, Marcie
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Just wondering who owns these areas you "cold hunters" are searching? Are areas like the Gold Basin and Bonneville Salt Flats publicly owned or do you make arrangements with individual land owners?
Warren
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