There shall be a division of the department of environment and conservation known as the division of geology, and a state geologist, who shall be a graduate of a recognized college and shall have had at least three (3) years’ experience in practical geological work.
It is the duty of the state geologist, subject to the approval of the commissioner of environment and conservation, to: Organize and direct the work of the state geological survey in field and office; Determine the character, order, and time of publication of the reports of the survey, and to direct the preparation, printing, and […]
The geological division has for its objects and duties the following: A study of the geological formations of the state, with especial reference to their economic products, including coal, oil, gas, ores, fertilizers, building stones, road-making materials, clays, cement materials, sands, soils, forests, mineral and artesian waters, drainage of swamps, streams, and water powers, and […]
The regular and special reports of the state geological division, with proper illustrations and maps, shall be printed and distributed and sold as the commissioner of environment and conservation shall deem best for the interest of the people of the state and as the commissioner may direct, and all moneys obtained by the sale of […]
After having served the purposes of the survey, all materials collected shall be distributed by the state geologist to the educational institutions of the state in such manner as the commissioner of environment and conservation may determine to be of advantage to the educational interests of the state; provided, that if deemed advisable, the commissioner […]
The commissioner of environment and conservation is authorized to enter into cooperation with the United States geological survey and other scientific bureaus of the federal and state governments for the prosecution, at joint expense, of such work in the state as shall be deemed of mutual interest and advantage, and under such conditions as the […]
In order to carry out this chapter, it is lawful for any person employed hereunder to enter and cross all lands within the state; provided, that in so doing no damage is done to private property.
It is an offense for any person, without the prior permission of the owner, to knowingly: Break, break off, crack, carve upon, write or otherwise mark upon, or in any manner destroy, mutilate, injure, deface, mar or harm any natural material found within any cave or cavern, such as stalactites, stalagmites, helictites, anthodites, gypsum flowers […]
