Re: The place of amateurs?

[libsdnhm <libsdnhm@xxxxxxxxx>]

Good point, Shaun! We are doing a disservice to the amateur community if 
we don't keep them updated on laws and policies affecting the field.
Model programs in archaeology demonstrate repeatedly that an informed and 
respected local group will do more to identify and protect fossil 
resources for science and the public interest than anyone else possibly can.

Sally Shelton, SVP Outreach Chair
Director, Collections Care and Conservation
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On Wed, 18 Jan 1995, Shaun Sinclair wrote:

> 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)
> 
> 
>