[Rockhounds] Collecting Arrowheads

[Steve & Marilyn]

If you have permission from the land owner and document where and when found 
It is legal to pick up artifacts Steve
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From: "R. Adney Jr." <rfadney at hotmail.com>
To: "Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors" 
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Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 7:11 AM
Subject: RE: [Rockhounds] Collecting Arrowheads



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?

> 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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