[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 3]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 45CFR674.7]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

                 CHAPTER VI--NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

 

PART 674_ANTARCTIC METEORITES--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 674.7  Exception for serendipitous finds.



    A person who makes a serendipitous discovery of a meteorite in 

Antarctica which could not have been reasonably anticipated, may collect 

the meteorite for scientific research purposes, provided that the 

meteorite is collected in the manner most likely to prevent 

contamination under the circumstances, and provided that the meteorite 

is otherwise handled, documented and curated in accordance with the 

requirements of Sec. 674.5.