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Casual collecting

The federal term (43 CFR 49) for what a private person may do on BLM and Forest Service land: collect a reasonable amount (25 lb/day, 100 lb/year) of common invertebrate and plant fossils with hand tools, with negligible disturbance, for non-commercial personal use.

The federal term (43 CFR 49) for what a private person may do on BLM and Forest Service land: collect a reasonable amount (25 lb/day, 100 lb/year) of common invertebrate and plant fossils with hand tools, with negligible disturbance, for non-commercial personal use.

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Stratum Study. "Casual collecting" (Glossary). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-16. https://stratum.black/study/glossary/casual-collecting. Accessed 2026-09-20.

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@misc{stratum-casual-collecting,
  title        = {Casual collecting},
  author       = {{Stratum Study}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/study/glossary/casual-collecting}},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Glossary article, Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-16; sources: stratum. Accessed 2026-09-20.}
}

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