Legal Issues

Analysis of the SAFE Poll
Criticism of the poll results from Save America's Fossils for Everyone (SAFE), which was used to make U.S. Federal and state fossil collecting laws.
http://www.dinosauria.com/jdp/law/poll.htm

Florida Fossil Permit
Permit needed to collect vertebrate fossils in Florida.
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/vertpaleo/vppermit.htm

Fossil Collection Laws in Nova Scotia
Brief summary concerning fossil collecting in the Canadian province.
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/gphrynew/law.htm

Fossil Legislation and Ethics
Links to resources on fossil collecting laws from Kuban's Paleo Place.
http://members.aol.com/fostrak/palelegi.htm

Fossils and the Law in South Africa
Information about collection laws and permits.
http://www.ru.ac.za/affiliates/am/pssa/pssalaw.html

Government Sues Father and Son Over Tiny Fossils
Facts concerning United States vs. Alan Van Arsdale and Daniel Van Arsdale, a civil suit over microvertebrate fossils.
http://www.silcom.com/~barnowl/NewsRel.htm

Journal of Dinosaur Paleontology
Short articles on legal issues of dinosaur collection, dinosaur law, and the case of Sue.
http://www.dinosauria.com/jdp/jdp.htm

Just the Facts
Newsletter published by the American Association of Paleontological Suppliers, addressing the issue of collecting and preserving fossils found on public land.
http://www.aaps.net/just_the_facts.html

King of the Beastly (Legal) Battles
Summary of the legal fight over Sue, the T. rex, and the questions raised about who owns the dinosaur fossils.
http://whyfiles.org/029dinos/

Public Lands, Public Fossils
Article summarizing the issue from Geotimes by Lawrence J. Flynn.
http://www.agiweb.org/geotimes/scene896.html

Vertebrate Paleontological Resources Protection Act
The text of the Baucus Bill.
http://www.dinosauria.com/jdp/law/baucus.htm