Metal Detecting Federal Land Restrictions: NPS Rules, Reclamation Lands, and ARPA

Metal Detecting Federal Land Restrictions

Metal detecting federal land restrictions depend first on who manages the exact parcel and then on what resource you intend to search for, disturb, or remove. National Park Service areas and Bureau of Reclamation lands have rules that can prohibit even possessing a usable detector, while ARPA protects qualifying archaeological resources on federal public lands … Read more