§ 27 §374 — Legislative provisions

1.
Purpose.
The people of this State benefit only when a protected site is systematically excavated, analyzed and interpreted by a qualified principal investigator.
2.
Permit procedure.
The procedure for obtaining a permit to excavate a protected site is as follows.
3.
Permit conditions.
The conditions that may be imposed upon a permit are as follows.
4.
Permit revocation.
All permittors, or their authorized representatives, may revoke or suspend a permit if there is evidence to indicate that the permittee has violated or exceeded the limitations of the permit, or if there is evidence to indicate that artifacts, materials or the protected site are being unnecessarily defaced, damaged or destroyed in the course of removal. Any willful violation of the provisions or limitations of a permit is grounds for immediate revocation of the permit and must be construed as unauthorized excavation.
5.
Permit possession.
The permit must be retained in the personal possession of the permittee during the course of removal activities and must be made available for inspection upon demand of any authorized representative of the State. Any person or persons engaged in excavation on a protected site who do not produce a valid permit upon demand of an authorized representative of the State are presumptively engaged in unauthorized excavation.

Legislative History

PL 1969, c. 398 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 55, §6 (RPR). PL 1989, c. 700, §A113 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 89, §4 (AMD).