[Rockhounds] Collecting Arrowheads

[Al Balmer]

On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 07:11:44 -0700, "R. Adney Jr."
<rfadney at hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>I have been told by several collectors that the laws apply to public lands only, not private property.  Does anyone know if that is the case or not?  

It applies to Federal and Indian land. However, local jurisdictions
may have their own laws.
>
>> Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 01:08:28 -0700
>> From: kcbaran at arczip.com
>> To: rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com
>> Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] Collecting Arrowheads
>> 
>> Thank you for your report.  My question still stands:  Anybody know of 
>> any collecting sites in Oregon or Washington?  Thanks.
>> 
>> Chuck
>> 
>> eeyoreandladybug at comcast.net wrote:
>> 
>> >Collecting Arrowheads
>> >The Antiquities Act of 1906 was the first major preservation law protecting prehistoric and historic ruins and making it illegal to excavate or disturb such sites without an antiquities permit. The Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) of 1979 has taken the place of the Antiquities Act for purposes of antiquities violations. ARPA recognizes first that archaeological resources are non-renewable and second, that they are endangered because of a growing commercial market. ARPA sets criminal penalties at $10,000 and/or one year imprisonment. If the value of the resources involved exceeds $500, penalties are $20,000 and/or two years. For a second or repeat offense, penalties are $100,000 and/or five years.
>> >
>> >. Arpa has a clause that excludes surface collection of arrowheads from criminal penalties. However, ARPA does include surface collecting under prohibited acts. What this means is, it is illegal to collect arrowheads from the surface, but one cannot be fined under the criminal penalites in ARPA. Collecting arrowheads from the surface is included under the prohibited acts listed under ARPA Section 6, Subsections a, b, and c. Arrowheads collected from the surface are still subject to forfeiture under ARPA.
>> 

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Al Balmer
Sun City, AZ