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Fossils and Laws

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2017

Sally Y. Shelton  and
John B. Chewning
Sally Y. Shelton
Affiliation:
Collection Officer, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560
John B. Chewning
Affiliation:
Department of Invertebrate Paleontology, Cincinnati Museum Center, 1720 Gilbert Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45202
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PALEONTOLOGICAL collecting, transport of fossil materials, and the ownership of paleontology collections are governed and affected by a wide range of laws and regulations, from land law to bequests. Compliance with all applicable laws can be confusing, especially when a collector has to negotiate Federal, state, local, tribal and international requirements.

Unlike archaeology, paleontology does not have a body of laws specific to fossil protection. Most legal problems in paleontology arise from land access and permission to collect on public lands, theft and trespass concerns, public trust violations, land title and rights, and related issues. In the United States, there are no definitive overarching statutes governing fossil resources per se as separate from other land resources.

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Research Article
Information
The Paleontological Society Special Publications , Volume 10: Guidelines for the Management and Curation of Invertebrate Fossil Collections including a Data Model and Standards for Computerization , 2000 , pp. 65 - 72
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Copyright © 2000 by The Paleontological Society 

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References

May, C.L. and Benjamini, C. in press. Governmental Regulation of Paleontology in the 21st Century. Paleo21 Conference.Google Scholar