Re: The place of amateurs?

[Shaun Sinclair <ssinclai@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 18 Jan 1995, Stephane Gautier wrote:

> fields that could be useful. I can mail specimens, exchange them, or 
>         
> Stephane Gautier
> stegau@cam.org
> Montreal
> Quebec
> 
> 

	One bit of advice here: I think that you should check into the 
legalities of removing fossil material from the province before offering 
to mail and/or swap specimens. I don't know 
what the rules for Quebec are, but I DO know that it is illegal to remove 
fossils (without 'governmental' approval) from Alberta. I believe that it 
carries a hefty fine (it's been a while since I looked at the 
information, so I'm not sure), and/or a jail term. I ALSO know that not 
many Albertans know this fact. All the fossils found here in Alberta 
belong to "the crown", and therefor cannot be removed (although 
'amatures' are allowed to surface collect and can retain posession as 
long as they stay in Alberta).

It is a good idea for any 'amature' collector to know what the 
legalities are for wherever-it-is that they reside.

Apart from that, good luck and have fun.

Shaun

(wishing that he could get out into the field once in awhile)