Taking rock from BLM... actually part of my Grandpa's building?

[Rock knocker]

I read it properly . I was just being polite. The law you cited specifically says historic, prehistoric or antiquity. The old cabin is none of those. It also specifically states the max penalty, if it applied, is up to $500 and/or up to 90 days. So, wish the op well.

Wrongo. That was in 1906. The penalty has been adjusted for inflation

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

I'd say it took the OP a long time to find his Grandpa's Pet Rock, that he lost all those years ago.

And that would be all I'd say about that.

Enjoy those family keep sakes.

 

[MossRoad]

Wrongo. That was in 1906. The penalty has been adjusted for inflation

So what's the current penalty? It might be a reasonable risk for the OP if he knows the possible outcome. Kinda like a speeding ticket. You know what to expect if you get caught. Like Dirty Harry said, "you've gotta ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya, punk?" :laughing:

 

[Rock knocker]

Up to a felony

 

[MossRoad]

Up to a felony

So is speeding if you do it right.

 

[radios1]

Untrue.

If my grandfather scratched his initials in Grand Coulee during the construction, does that make it mine?

if he scratched his name on a rock he owned, THAT would be his for the taking..

 

[MossRoad]

if he scratched his name on a rock he owned, THAT would be his for the taking..

Oh it would not. Geez. If you leave a part of the house, like a brick in the wall, it's no longer yours.

While pretty much no one would care if the OP went out there and picked up one rock with his father's name on it, it most likely is not a legal thing to do on BLM land. But who really cares? If it was my relative's writing, I'd pick it up and be gone and take my chances with the mercy of the officer that might stop me. It's not like he's picking up a piece of Lincoln's boyhood home, or the Appomattox Courthouse. It's an abandoned shed-like structure of no historical significance, except to the OP's family.

 

[radios1]

Oh it would not. Geez. If you leave a part of the house, like a brick in the wall, it's no longer yours.

While pretty much no one would care if the OP went out there and picked up one rock with his father's name on it, it most likely is not a legal thing to do on BLM land. But who really cares? If it was my relative's writing, I'd pick it up and be gone and take my chances with the mercy of the officer that might stop me. It's not like he's picking up a piece of Lincoln's boyhood home, or the Appomattox Courthouse. It's an abandoned shed-like structure of no historical significance, except to the OP's family.

WHAT?. if you leave a watch with your name on it, it's not yours anymore either?. because WHY.. think of it this way, paintings taken by the ****'s are still considered the property of the heirs of the owners, and get returned to the heirs.. same difference.. just because you lose possession of something , even for a very long time, doesn't make it the property of someone else.. and the OP didn't clarify how the property became the property of the BLM anyway.. that makes a big difference!..

 

[Rock knocker]

WHAT?. if you leave a watch with your name on it, it's not yours anymore either?. because WHY.. think of it this way, paintings taken by the ****'s are still considered the property of the heirs of the owners, and get returned to the heirs.. same difference.. just because you lose possession of something , even for a very long time, doesn't make it the property of someone else.. and the OP didn't clarify how the property became the property of the BLM anyway.. that makes a big difference!..

The fact that grandpa scratched his name on a stone that he built as a squatter has no equivalence in **** looting. One was theft, the other was abandonment.

 

[Sigarms]

While pretty much no one would care if the OP went out there and picked up one rock with his father's name on it, it most likely is not a legal thing to do on BLM land. But who really cares? If it was my relative's writing, I'd pick it up and be gone and take my chances with the mercy of the officer that might stop me. It's not like he's picking up a piece of Lincoln's boyhood home, or the Appomattox Courthouse. It's an abandoned shed-like structure of no historical significance, except to the OP's family.

Delete all other responses from this thread and just leave this one. Most common sense answer.

That said, just got me thinking about actual historic homes... How much of the structure would be "original"?