Yep:  That is what the Ozark National Forest usually uses since most of the
forest comes under the federal court in Ft. Smith.  The Ft. Smith District
of the Federal Court will not prosecute under ARPA (Oh, where is the
hanging Judge when you need him) whereas the Federal District Court in
Little Rock will.  Only two of our ranger districts and a thin slice of the
main unit fall under juridiction of the Little Rock District.

Smoke.


Smoke (Michael A.) Pfeiffer, RPA
Ozark-St. Francis National Forests
605 West Main Street
Russellville, Arkansas 72801
(479) 968-2354  Ext. 233
e-mail:  [log in to unmask]

It is easier to get forgiveness than permission.




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No, nothing is free for the taking. Intent is the issue. You can bust
someone with arrowheads or whatever) under "theft of Government property"
under any circumstance.

John Dendy
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> Nope:  The way the law reads is that only arrowheads, cartridges/bullets,
> coins, bottles (if I remember the exceptions exactly) and THEN only if
they
> are not from KNOWN archaeological/Historic sites.  Remember, Lawyers
wrote
> it!
>
> :-)
>
>
> Smoke (Michael A.) Pfeiffer, RPA
> Ozark-St. Francis National Forests
> 605 West Main Street
> Russellville, Arkansas 72801
> (479) 968-2354  Ext. 233
> e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
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> It is easier to get forgiveness than permission.
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> oops...I forgot (from my days working for the FS)...that it is only
illegal
> to DIG up items.  Items on the surface are free for the taking...the way
> the law is written (apparently; I havent read it)....which is just
> wonderful.
>
> At 01:08 PM 1/12/04 -0800, you wrote:
> >Carol Serr <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >"Most people in America see it as their "right to Treasure
> >hunt"...unfortunately. Of course it obviously is illegal to damage or
> >remove anything from Federal or State lands...."
> >
> >Not entirely - problem being on Federal lands with ARPA that
"arrowheads"
> >etc. recovered per the exception conditions stated in ARPA can indeed be
> >taken/collected.