laws/rules

(I wrote this in another thread, but thought it might be helpful to add it here. Not "treasure" hunting related, per se, but being out in the field hunting, we've all come across the occassional cool feather, empty nest or other bird "relic"! Right?) So, in the U.S. it's technically illegal...

Hi All, My name is Denise and I live in NJ. I will be visiting Marathon in Feb. I am new to treasure hunting. Is there anything I should know about metal detecting in the Keys? Thanks for all your help.

I'm 14 and want to start metal detecting but I have many questions I do not want to get in trouble with any laws so I would like to know Ontario's laws regarding metal detecting, and what is considered public property where I can detect. I am also nervous about buying a metal detector because...