[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 43, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 43CFR3620]



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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR

 

    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 

PART 3620_FREE USE OF PETRIFIED WOOD--Table of Contents

 

                 Subpart 3622_Free Use of Petrified Wood

 

Sec.  3622.4  Collection rules.



    (a) General. The authorized officer shall control the removal 

without charge of petrified wood from public lands using the following 

criteria:

    (1) The maximum quantity of petrified wood that any one person is 

allowed to remove without charge per day is 25 pounds in weight plus one 

piece, provided that the maximum total amount that one person may remove 

in one calendar year shall not exceed 250 pounds. Pooling of quotas to 

obtain pieces larger than 250 pounds is not allowed.

    (2) Except for holders of permits issued under subpart 3604 of this 

chapter to remove museum pieces, no person shall use explosives, power 

equipment, including, but not limited to, tractors, bulldozers, plows, 

power-shovels, semi-trailers or other heavy equipment for the excavation 

or removal of petrified wood.

    (3) Petrified wood obtained under this section shall be for personal 

use and shall not be sold or bartered to commercial dealers.

    (4) The collection of petrified wood shall be accomplished in a 

manner that prevents hazards to public health and safety, and minimizes 

and mitigates environmental damage.

    (b) Additional rules. The head of the agency having jurisdiction 

over a free use area may establish and publish additional rules for 

collecting petrified wood for noncommercial purposes to supplement those 

included in paragraph (a) of this section.



[48 FR 27015, June 10, 1983, as amended at 66 FR 58909, Nov. 23, 2001]