Keeping
If you live in Alberta and legally surface collect a fossil, you may keep it. However, you may not sell, alter, or remove the specimen from the province without permission from the Government of Alberta.
To gain ownership of a fossil, you must be issued a Disposition Certificate for that specimen by the Government of Alberta. Applications for disposition can be obtained from the Resource Management Program at the Royal Tyrrell Museum.
Please note that only four types of fossils are eligible for disposition: ammonites, petrified wood, leaf impressions, and oysters.
Selling
Fossils collected in Alberta cannot be sold without obtaining a Disposition Certificate from the Government of Alberta through the Royal Tyrrell Museum. Fossils sold in Alberta shops are often collected in the United States, Europe, and Africa where laws regarding the collection and ownership of fossils are different.