South Dakota § 1-20-17 Legislative findings--Purpose of chapter.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 1-20-17 — Legislative findings--Purpose of chapter.

South Dakota § 1-20-17

Title 1STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT

Ch. 1-19BARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION

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S.D. Codified Laws § 1-20-17 (2026).

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The Legislature hereby declares that the public has an interest in preservation and protection of the state's archaeological resources; that the public has the right to the knowledge to be derived and gained from the scientific study of these resources; and that therefore it is the purpose of this chapter to provide that activities for the preservation, excavation, study, and exhibition of the state's archaeological resources be undertaken in a coordinated and organized manner for the general welfare of the public as a whole.

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The Legislature hereby declares that the public has an interest in preservation and protection of the state's archaeological resources; that the public has the right to the knowledge to be derived and gained from the scientific study of these resources; and that therefore it is the purpose of this chapter to provide that activities for the preservation, excavation, study, and exhibition of the state's archaeological resources be undertaken in a coordinated and organized manner for the general welfare of the public as a whole.