CaliGal
Jr. Member
- Jun 10, 2016
- 24
- 26
- Detector(s) used
- Red Baron RB-7 (inherited from my Gramps, never used) Parents used to take us out detecting in mid-1970's--fun times! Caught the bug early, reignited here in OK.
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Former County bureacrat here. Some tips on searching a city's regulations. (I worked in So Cal, may be slight differences in Canada, but hopefully this info will be helpful to you or someone....) There are generally TWO kinds of rules governing cities (which are incorporated entities with specific defined borders) and counties (which govern a larger area in which cities may also be located within; county laws/regs only apply OUTSIDE of incorporated cities on NON Federal or other public agency land.) You need to check for both the city's ORDINANCES (which may or may not be codified into it's MUNICIPAL CODE) and you need to check for any specific RESOLUTIONS, which adopt specific things by "decree" of the elected officials, essentially.
The ORDINANCES -- which tend to have a number & descriptive title -- often govern things like adopting building codes, parking regs, fire codes, and a wide number of specific issues germaine to the locale. (Implementing seismic standards, prohibiting the sale of green corn, regulating crowing fowl, setting dumping fees, noise limits, body-disposal charges, you name it! And, btw, setting USAGE & ZONING standards and maps.) There may be one specifically addressing "Regulating the use of metal detectors on city property," but most likely there won't be. I know County of Riverside, CA, where I worked (& which is the size of Connecticutt) did not address metal detecting at all. You may also check on ordinances addressing "use of city parks" or other such titles. A city or county nearly always has a master list of their ordinances online nowadays, with titles that are at least mildly descriptive. You may also encounter these in the form of "Municipal Codes," which are basically the same as ordinances, but codified into one "book" so to speak. They tend to be a wee bit harder to search because they may not have a proper index with full titles. But, still, Google should pick them up IF they are online.
Ok, SECOND type of legal rules are STATUTES and things adopted by RESOLUTION. Statutes are always codified into books after adoption, they direct the city or county agencies in establishing REGULATIONS. Specifically, STATUTES are adopted by elected officials (i.e., legislators); REGULATIONS are enacted by public agencies given the authority to do so BY the legislators. They often expand upon & flesh out specifics of the basic statutes enacted. That is, the Legislators will pass a law (statute) outlining a issue of concern for the state or county and directing X agency of the state or county to formulate REGULATIONS that accomplish x, y and z objectives. In this way, the lawmakers (elected officials) establish the need and purpose for a set of rules, but allow the subject expert (e.g., a Dept. of Water Resources, the Natural Resources Agency, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management even) to formulate the specific details using their expertise. Get it?
Well, hope this proves helpful to some one.... I spent 20+ years learning to speak "bureaucratese" and wanted to share some of my hard-won knowledge! lol At any rate, Google rules!!!
The ORDINANCES -- which tend to have a number & descriptive title -- often govern things like adopting building codes, parking regs, fire codes, and a wide number of specific issues germaine to the locale. (Implementing seismic standards, prohibiting the sale of green corn, regulating crowing fowl, setting dumping fees, noise limits, body-disposal charges, you name it! And, btw, setting USAGE & ZONING standards and maps.) There may be one specifically addressing "Regulating the use of metal detectors on city property," but most likely there won't be. I know County of Riverside, CA, where I worked (& which is the size of Connecticutt) did not address metal detecting at all. You may also check on ordinances addressing "use of city parks" or other such titles. A city or county nearly always has a master list of their ordinances online nowadays, with titles that are at least mildly descriptive. You may also encounter these in the form of "Municipal Codes," which are basically the same as ordinances, but codified into one "book" so to speak. They tend to be a wee bit harder to search because they may not have a proper index with full titles. But, still, Google should pick them up IF they are online.
Ok, SECOND type of legal rules are STATUTES and things adopted by RESOLUTION. Statutes are always codified into books after adoption, they direct the city or county agencies in establishing REGULATIONS. Specifically, STATUTES are adopted by elected officials (i.e., legislators); REGULATIONS are enacted by public agencies given the authority to do so BY the legislators. They often expand upon & flesh out specifics of the basic statutes enacted. That is, the Legislators will pass a law (statute) outlining a issue of concern for the state or county and directing X agency of the state or county to formulate REGULATIONS that accomplish x, y and z objectives. In this way, the lawmakers (elected officials) establish the need and purpose for a set of rules, but allow the subject expert (e.g., a Dept. of Water Resources, the Natural Resources Agency, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management even) to formulate the specific details using their expertise. Get it?
Well, hope this proves helpful to some one.... I spent 20+ years learning to speak "bureaucratese" and wanted to share some of my hard-won knowledge! lol At any rate, Google rules!!!
