36 CFR § 291.36 - General exception.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t36/s291.36"
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title: "36 CFR § 291.36 - General exception."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "291.36"
section_name: "General exception."
chapter_name: "FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "291"
part_name: "PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "16 U.S.C. 470aaa through 470aaa-11."
regulatory_source: "80 FR 21630, Apr. 17, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "291"
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# 291.36 General exception.

The provisions in §§ 291.28 through 291.35 do not apply to any person with respect to any paleontological resource which was in the lawful possession of such person prior to the date of enactment of the Act.