Grouchy Greg, SASS#71981 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Don't know how many of you are involved in relic hunting and collecting, but I am and I got this from an email list I belong to. It's already been vetted and verified. Any Kentuckians here should make note of this. =================================== From: "The AFACA @ Penbrandt.com" To: Subject: URGENT !!!! KENTUCKY COLLECTING UNDER ATTACK Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 10:18:44 -0500 Forwarded to all AFACA MEMBERS Folks, I have had some questions regarding how to find your representative or senator and how to contact them. Here is how to do it: 1 - Go to www.lrc.state.ky.us/ This will get you to the Kentucky Legislature home page. You could also just search for Kentucky Legislature. 2 -On the left side of the homepage you will find "Who is my legislator? Click on that heading. 3. The next page that comes up click on "By County" 4 - Then just go to your county and you will have both your representatives (Probably more than one) and your senator. Click on them and that will get you to their email and phone numbers. To find the bill - HB 379 - go to the following; www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/HB379.htm This will give you the brief version of the Bill - not enough to see how the Bill is really sticking it to us. Click on the blue HB 379 to get the full version of the Bill - only three pages long. PLEASE GET THE BALL ROLLING !!! Charlie On Feb 13, 2011, at 3:46 PM, charlie wagers wrote: FOLKS, THIS IS URGENT - TERRIBLE NEWS !!!! WHILE WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSING ON REGGIE MEEKS BILLS - THE ANTI-COLLECTING BUNCH HAVE PULLED A FLANKING MOVE ON US. LESLIE COMBS, (D) FROM PIKE COUNTY, HAS PRESENTED LEGISLATION THAT IS AS BAD FOR COLLECTORS AS IT GETS !!! HB 379 SAYS "It is hereby declared to be public policy of the Commonwealth to preserve archaeological sites and archaeological resources for pubic benefit and to limit exploration, excavation and collection of such matters to qualified persons and educational institutions possessing the requisite skills and purpose to add to the general store knowledge concerning history, archaeology and anthropology". The bill further defines"Archaeological resource" as "any material remains of past human life...... and is at least fifty (50) years of age". YEP - you read it right 50 years old!!!! THIS BILL WILL REQUIRE YOU TO HAVE A PERMIT FROM UK TO SURFACE HUNT!!!!! ONCE YOU HAVE THAT PERMIT (FAT CHANCE OF GETTING ONE) YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE LANDOWNER. They have pulled a sneaky in their writing of this bill. At first glance, it appears one needs only written permission and then you can surface hunt. Down the bill just a bit, under permit requirements, they say "exploration or excavation of any archaeological sites......" so they hit surface hunting in the permit requirement. This Bill is already in committee - The House Education Committee and Leslie Combs is on that committee so you can bet it will get out of committee and onto the floor of the House for a vote. IF YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO COLLECT RELICS IN KENTUCKY - THIS BILL HAS TO BE STOPPED!!!!! GET THE WORD OUT TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVES AND STATE SENATORS FAST!!!! You will be hearing more from me in how to do this but we have all been here before so get the ball rolling. We don't have long to take action!!! Charlie Dear Representative Napier, It looks like I need to be contacting you about another House Bill - HB 379 - which is an attack on the rights of private land owners. HB 379 will essentially make it illegal for anyone to pick up an arrowhead or other "relic" fifty years old or older. Representative Combs has been pretty sneaky in her wording and organization of this legislation. In Section 3 (2), she talks about no one being permitted to collect artifacts without written permission. This is essentially a meaningless section as in Section 4 (2), applies the permit requirement to any archaeological site; hence making it illegal to pick up anything fifty years old or older. I am a sixty-three year old farmer / landowner from Madison County. Under Rep. Combs bill, I can't pick up one of my old toys which I lost as a child on my own farm. I would have to have a permit from UK to dig up my family's old ice house to find some old bottles without first getting permission from UK AND there is nothing to say UK has to give me that permit. even though it is my own farm This is simply a violation of individual property owner's rights. Please oppose HB 379. As always, thank you for your continued support maintaining the rights of hard working Kentuckians!!! Monty R. Pennington Penbrandt Prehistoric Artifacts http://www.penbrandt.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shenny Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 As much relic hunting that goes on here in Virginia, I know a lot of people that this would really hurt. Shenny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Hell it's been illegal to pick up relics on public land (BLM, NF) for several years. Not supposed to even pick up an arrowhead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plugged Nickel Pete, SASS #36205 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 This all dates back to those danged Buckeyes from Ohio stealing our Indian Head Rock out of the Ohio River. Indian Head Rock story Had to threatend to call out the Militia use the flatboats to land troops to recover it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunClick Rick Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Commies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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