Stuff on public land quite reasonably belongs to the public. Meteorites
should be no different- there's nothing at all intrusive about such a law.
My sense is that this tends to be loosely enforced if at all, and is more
about preserving the _right_ of the public to claim things of value found on
public land than it is about actually prohibiting collecting. Whether there
is an actual change in enforcement in the wind remains to be seen.
Chris
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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "GREG LINDH" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: "meteorite-list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 9:59 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] It is a sad day.....
Just stating an observation about something that I've observed over the
past few years. My statement wasn't just about our current
administration. The statement was a generalization about government. I
stand by what I said. The meteorite thing is just one example of the
intrusion of government into the lives of people. The only reason it is
bothering the members here is that it affects them directly. I don't see
any reason that people shouldn't be able to hunt for meteorites on any
land, except Indian land or private property (without permission). All
the restrictions have *never* made sense to me. My post's subject is
directly attached to the subject of meteorites. Bottom line: it is the
unwarranted intrusion of government that upset Ruben. No? If this is
indeed a new ruling that eliminates meteorite hunting, then my topic seems
quite relevant.
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