falafal
Full Member
Well People,
Looks like a friend I md with email me yesterday about them changing the law here in Kentucky. Looks like they banned it right after Thanksgiving in all 122 city and local parks. They now classify any digging as an archaeological dig and any object 2008 and older as an archaeological find and you need a permit to dig, which they won't grant. Here's the email I received from my friend Ed Blackwell:
The week before Thanksgiving The Metro Parks Dept.Louisville, Ky. stopped all metal detecting in all 122 city and county parks under the guise of the Antiquities Statute Act of Kentucky. They are saying we are using the Detector to do an Archaeological dig with the intent of digging artifacts and now we are to try and get a permit from the State Archaeologist of Kentucky. They have stated that artifacts are anything that is found with a metal detector and start at the age of 2008 and go down. We are in litigations with the city officials but so far we are not allowed to go to any parks. The situation is very serious as our hobby is in trouble. All the support we can get is appreciated. We have informed the FMDAC and State Representatives and Alderman to help but will be after the first of the year before we hear anything. They are using the KRS 164.705 as their right to keep us out and calling Metal Detecting an Archaeological dig thus requiring a dig permit to Excavate the the park. As you know we cannot get one.
There are no laws against metal detecting in the city parks that are not restricted as a Historical site. With that said, it was one person who decide to stop us and it did. Please be aware that it can happen in your city easily unless you stop it by legislation to allow your hobby to go on. I received emails from all over America that this is happening. If you can help our hobby to be secure please write and suggest how it is to be done. Thank you, Eddie Black
P.S. We have been threatened with Police arrest if we try to return to the parks to hunt. We also have hunted these same parks for about 30 years with no problem.
Looks like a friend I md with email me yesterday about them changing the law here in Kentucky. Looks like they banned it right after Thanksgiving in all 122 city and local parks. They now classify any digging as an archaeological dig and any object 2008 and older as an archaeological find and you need a permit to dig, which they won't grant. Here's the email I received from my friend Ed Blackwell:
The week before Thanksgiving The Metro Parks Dept.Louisville, Ky. stopped all metal detecting in all 122 city and county parks under the guise of the Antiquities Statute Act of Kentucky. They are saying we are using the Detector to do an Archaeological dig with the intent of digging artifacts and now we are to try and get a permit from the State Archaeologist of Kentucky. They have stated that artifacts are anything that is found with a metal detector and start at the age of 2008 and go down. We are in litigations with the city officials but so far we are not allowed to go to any parks. The situation is very serious as our hobby is in trouble. All the support we can get is appreciated. We have informed the FMDAC and State Representatives and Alderman to help but will be after the first of the year before we hear anything. They are using the KRS 164.705 as their right to keep us out and calling Metal Detecting an Archaeological dig thus requiring a dig permit to Excavate the the park. As you know we cannot get one.
There are no laws against metal detecting in the city parks that are not restricted as a Historical site. With that said, it was one person who decide to stop us and it did. Please be aware that it can happen in your city easily unless you stop it by legislation to allow your hobby to go on. I received emails from all over America that this is happening. If you can help our hobby to be secure please write and suggest how it is to be done. Thank you, Eddie Black
P.S. We have been threatened with Police arrest if we try to return to the parks to hunt. We also have hunted these same parks for about 30 years with no problem.