PRPA — Glossary — Stratum Strata

The Paleontological Resources Preservation Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 470aaa), the US federal law governing fossils on federal land: casual collecting of common invertebrates and plants, permits for everything else, criminal penalties for theft and trafficking.

Sources

43 CFR Part 49 — Paleontological Resources Preservation (eCFR)
CITES — The CITES Appendices

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Stratum Strata. "PRPA" (Glossary). Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-16. https://stratum.black/strata/glossary/prpa. Accessed 2026-09-21.

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@misc{stratum-prpa,
  title        = {PRPA},
  author       = {{Stratum Strata}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/strata/glossary/prpa}},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Glossary article, Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-16; sources: stratum. Accessed 2026-09-21.}
}

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