SoCalNovice Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Hi everyone, it has been a long time since I have posted on this forum. Hope everyone is doing well!I had a question about the legality of selling meteorites found in California on BLM land. Can you sell them legally? I remember a while back that you could not sell them, but that if someone inherited them from you they could then sell them. Have the laws changed at all? I would like to sell some of my meteorites but want to stay within the law.Thank you, Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Meteorites only are found on private property which you have permission to hunt. Everyone knows that. Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Au Seeker Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Meteorites only are found on private property which you have permission to hunt. Everyone knows that. Cheers, UncExactly!!No one finds meteorites on state or federal lands any longer!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Your Selling HOT ROCKS. Just post a photo and Nothing More. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikestang Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 It's legal to sell any meteorite that someone else gave or traded you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 It's legal to sell any meteorite that someone else gave or traded you... No it's Not! Were did you hear that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Can anyone here actually point me to any laws regarding collecting or selling meteorites? Or for that matter any law that even mentions meteorites?I've asked this question before but no one has ever been able to produce anything close to a law. It seems "everybody knows" that such a law exists. Just no one knows where it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garimpo Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 SCN aka Scott.....I had a feeling you would sell those meteorites when I gave them to you! That's ok I have about a kilo more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Can anyone here actually point me to any laws regarding collecting or selling meteorites? Or for that matter any law that even mentions meteorites?I've asked this question before but no one has ever been able to produce anything close to a law. It seems "everybody knows" that such a law exists. Just no one knows where it is?Clay,Of course it is not a law but when you go into a BLM office or another government land management office they point to this policy memo. I know you have seen it so what should we do about it?http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/info/regulations/Instruction_Memos_and_Bulletins/national_instruction/2012/IM_2012-182.htmlMitchel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Policy is not law ... My mining partners and I spend beaucoup bucks fighting forest service policy and won ... Still cost us $$$$ that we never got back but the general rule is POLICY IS NOT LAW! Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalNovice Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 Thank you everyone for your input. This really does clear things up. Thanks Mitchel for posting the BLM policy document. That is all I have ever found regarding the law. Thank you Unc Ron for your input about policy not being law. And thank you Garimpo for your generous gifts, insitsu pics and all . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertraq Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Yea but you found them in your yard or parents yard,i can't remember..Thats what you told me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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