<html> <head> <title>Rule 04:01:09:02 Reconnaissance collecting.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 04:01:09:02"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 04:01:09:02 Reconnaissance collecting."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>4:01:09:02.&nbsp;&nbsp;Reconnaissance collecting.</b> Reconnaissance collecting means the collecting of fossils from the surface which:</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;Results in surface disturbance of less than two square meters of the earth;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;Involves picking up loose specimens on weathered rock surfaces;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;May involve the use of simple hand tools;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4)&nbsp;&nbsp;Does not involve the use of power tools, explosives, or mechanized equipment of any kind; and</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (5)&nbsp;&nbsp;Does not pose potential for significant disturbance of sites of ongoing scientific research and other important resources, including endangered species, cultural resources, archaeological resources, cave resources, wilderness, or areas of critical environmental concern.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 27 SDR 93, effective March 25, 2001.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=5-1-15">5-1-15</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=5-1-16">5-1-16.</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=5-1-16">5-1-16.</A></p> </div> </body> </html>