Fossil Collecting Legal Issues
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Analysis of the SAFE Poll - Criticism of the poll results from Save America's Fossils for Everyone (SAFE), which was used to make U.S. Federal and state fossil collecting laws.
Florida Fossil Permit - Permit needed to collect vertebrate fossils in Florida.
Fossil Collection Laws in Nova Scotia - Brief summary concerning fossil collecting in the Canadian province.
Fossil Legislation and Ethics - Links to resources on fossil collecting laws from Kuban's Paleo Place.
Fossils and the Law in South Africa - Information about collection laws and permits.
Government Sues Father and Son Over Tiny Fossils - Facts concerning United States vs. Alan Van Arsdale and Daniel Van Arsdale, a civil suit over microvertebrate fossils.
Journal of Dinosaur Paleontology - Short articles on legal issues of dinosaur collection, dinosaur law, and the case of Sue.
Just the Facts - Newsletter published by the American Association of Paleontological Suppliers, addressing the issue of collecting and preserving fossils found on public land.
King of the Beastly (Legal) Battles - Summary of the legal fight over Sue, the T. rex, and the questions raised about who owns the dinosaur fossils.
Public Lands, Public Fossils - Article summarizing the issue from Geotimes by Lawrence J. Flynn.
Vertebrate Paleontological Resources Protection Act - The text of the Baucus Bill. Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.