Metal detecting rules by land

What the federal texts and state codes say about metal detecting on public land, summarized with the date we read each one. This describes the texts; it is not legal advice.

13 pages

5Federal land and beaches

8State by state

62Land rules cited

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Federal land and beaches 5 pages

RulesMetal detecting on the beach

RulesMetal detecting laws by state

RulesMetal detecting in state parks

RulesMetal detecting on BLM land

RulesMetal detecting in national parks

State by state 8 pages

RulesMetal detecting in Kentucky

RulesMetal detecting in North Carolina

RulesMetal detecting in Ohio

RulesMetal detecting in New York

RulesMetal detecting in Virginia

RulesMetal detecting in Washington

RulesMetal detecting in Oregon

RulesMetal detecting in California