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Young County court OKs permit-based metal-detecting at Fort Belknap under caretaker oversight
Summary
Commissioners voted to require permits and place metal-detecting at Fort Belknap under the discretion of the site caretaker, allowing supervised hobbyists and youth groups to search while holding pre-1900 artifacts for the county.
The Young County Commissioners Court voted to revise rules on metal detectors at Fort Belknap, adopting a permit requirement and delegating discretion over use to the Fort Belknap caretaker.
The change came after Jim Hammond, identified in the meeting as Fort Belknap caretaker, asked the court to allow supervised metal-detecting for youth groups and community hobbyists while protecting archaeological material. "I…
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