|
 Updated
2006 |
| Applicable
Rules Regarding Fossil Collecting on Oregon's Beaches |
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| - Oregon
Administrative Rules 736-020-0035 Regulations for Removal of Natural
Products
of Ocean Shore | | |
"In
accordance with ORS 390.725, no sand, rock, mineral, marine growth, or other natural
product of the ocean shore, other than fish or wildlife, agates or souvenirs,
shall be taken by any person from the State recreation areas as described by ORS
390.635, without first
obtaining a permit to do so from the Oregon State Parks
and Recreation
Department in accordance with the provisions hereof." |
| | Oregon
Parks and Recreation Department has not issued any permits for the
commercial
collection of fossils from the ocean shore. | | | The
"ocean shore" is the state recreation area between extreme low tide
and the line of established upland vegetation or the Statutory Vegetation
Line as described in ORS 390.770, whichever is higher. | | | |
| |
- 736-020-0035…Exceptions,
Compensation
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"In accordance
with ORS 390.725, natural products of the ocean shore, such as agates, small amounts
of marine algae, driftwood or souvenirs of the ocean shore, may be taken by any
person, for their own, noncommercial use, from the State recreation areas as described
by ORS 390.635, without a permit, except that no person shall collect any amount
of natural product of the ocean shore where prohibited by state or federal regulation
or right of private ownership. " | | |
Souvenir is
not defined in the statute or rule, however, souvenirs do not include the
collection of items for resale or for use as part of a commercial product. |
| | If
you have any questions, feel free to contact: Tony
Stein
Coastal Land Use Coordinator
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
401
SW 9th Street
Newport, OR
[541] 265-9871
| | | Downloadable
Rules and Regulation file types below: | | |
| | | | Additional
note: Oregon beach areas CLOSED to fossil collecting include, all shorelines
adjacent to State Parks, U S Forest Service, National Park Service and U S Bureau
of Land Management natural areas, marine preserves, national monuments, forests,
campgrounds, waysides and day-use areas. This would include areas such as Yaquina
Head Outstanding Natural Area, Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, Fort Clatsop,
Beverly Beach State Park, etc. | | | |
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