[Rockhounds] Collecting Arrowheads

[Kreigh Tomaszewski]

A quick Google search turns up that collecting 'an arrowhead', without
tools, in Oregon (on State or private land) is legal according to

	http://www.oregonarchaeological.org/law.htm

The site also implies collecting is legal in Washington when not from a
grave or cairn or painted record site. They note Federal Law applies if
the object was illegally removed from private land.

Kreigh




eeyoreandladybug at comcast.net wrote:
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> 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 un
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