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Is it illegal to take a pebble from glass Pebble beach?

It is illegal to remove any glass from Glass Beach, but this hasn't stopped people from taking what seems like a harmless amount. Over the years visitors have pilfered it piece by piece and depleted the beach of its namesake glass. Sea glass is still abundant, but nothing like it used to be.



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Generally, it's made illegal for environmental reasons, usually to protect the beach against erosion. It depends on who owns the beach. National Parks and State Parks oftentimes have laws on collecting rocks, shells, etc. so that all the public can enjoy it equally.

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The beach is noticeably less pink than it used to be due to humans snagging a little souvenir. While this may sound excessive and possibly even amusing, taking sand is illegal from beaches all over the world.

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