Adam, I think the Antiquities Act is being abused much like the Commerce Clause has been. It was about archaeological sites, but now it's anything the government perceives as a possible way to get money. In my experience interpretation and enforcement is arbitrary, and will continue to be as long as the law is vague and there are no legal challenges which will result in guidelines.
Happy hunting, Mark ----- Original Message ---- From: Adam Hupe <[email protected]> To: Adam <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, August 24, 2010 3:34:45 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Magnet canes are evil DONT THINK SO! I know these laws don't always make sense. I think they are trying to protect the Indian artifacts more than anything else by these no searching device rules. The last I checked, these artifacts were made of stone not metal so who knows what the lawmakers were thinking. Most listen too much of what they hear on TV and have no reality of what really is going on. I have a question. Does anybody know why Roach Dry Lake is closed in Nevada? Best Regards, Adam ----- Original Message ---- From: R N Hartman <[email protected]> To: Adam Hupe <[email protected]> Cc: Meteorite Central <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, August 24, 2010 2:28:10 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Magnet canes are evil DONT THINK SO! They (the BLM) don't want to allow meteorite collecting but they will allow ATV's to race and tear up the lake bed. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Hupe" <[email protected]> To: "Adam" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 12:57 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Magnet canes are evil DONT THINK SO! > > > Believe it or not, It is illegal to carry a magnet on a stick or any other > searching device into some areas of California for the purpose of locating a > resource. Get caught with a magnetic cane or no permit on Ivanpah Dry Lake bed > for example and you will be in big trouble with the BLM. Any place that has > artifacts in California which includes most dry lake beds is now off-limits to > using a magnetic cane or metal detector for searching. This is what I was told > by a BLM officer in the Needles California office when I tried to pin them down > for answers and permits. > > Best Regards, > > Adam > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at >http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
