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The issue of who owns fossil resources has been the subject of debate in recent years, especially with very valuable vertebrate fossils. This category is for websites dealing with fossil collecting laws, discussions of cases, and related legal issues.
1. Analysis of the SAFE Poll - Criticism of the poll results from Save America's Fossils for Everyone (SAFE), which was used to make U.S. Federal and state fossil collecting laws.
2. Florida Fossil Permit - Permit needed to collect vertebrate fossils in Florida.
3. Fossil Collection Laws in Nova Scotia - Brief summary concerning fossil collecting in the Canadian province.
4. Fossil Legislation and Ethics - Links to resources on fossil collecting laws from Kuban's Paleo Place.
5. Fossils and the Law in South Africa - Information about collection laws and permits.
6. Government Sues Father and Son Over Tiny Fossils - Facts concerning United States vs. Alan Van Arsdale and Daniel Van Arsdale, a civil suit over microvertebrate fossils.
7. Journal of Dinosaur Paleontology - Short articles on legal issues of dinosaur collection, dinosaur law, and the case of Sue.
8. Just the Facts - Newsletter published by the American Association of Paleontological Suppliers, addressing the issue of collecting and preserving fossils found on public land.
9. King of the Beastly (Legal) Battles - Summary of the legal fight over Sue, the T. rex, and the questions raised about who owns the dinosaur fossils.
10. Public Lands, Public Fossils - Article summarizing the issue from Geotimes by Lawrence J. Flynn.
11. Vertebrate Paleontological Resources Protection Act - The text of the Baucus Bill.

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