§ 5307. Restriction or closure of public access.
§ 5307. Restriction or closure of public access. (a) The Division may temporarily restrict or close public access to any archaeological resource and its surrounding location or context in or on State lands, including subaqueous lands, and including public beaches notwithstanding the jurisdictional provisions of § 6803 of this title, whenever: (1) In the judgment […]
§ 5308. Permit required.
§ 5308. Permit required. No person may excavate, collect, salvage, recover, remove, damage, or otherwise alter or deface any archaeological resource or its surrounding location or context, located in or on state lands, including subaqueous lands, without first having obtained a permit from the Division. 39 Del. Laws, c. 11, § 2; 7 Del. C. […]
§ 5309. Permit application.
§ 5309. Permit application. (a) Any qualified person may apply to the Division for a permit to conduct archaeological investigations on state lands. The application must contain information that the Division considers necessary, including information concerning the time, scope, location, specific purpose of the proposed work, and proposed disposition of recovered materials and associated records. […]
§ 5301. Duties of the Department of State.
§ 5301. Duties of the Department of State. The duties of the Department of State relative to archaeology within the State are as follows: (1) To sponsor, engage in and direct archaeological research in this State and to encourage and coordinate archaeological research undertaken by any archaeological society, institution, agency or association of the State; […]
§ 5302. Rules, regulations and guidelines.
§ 5302. Rules, regulations and guidelines. The Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs, with the approval of the Department of State, may formulate and adopt such rules, regulations, standards and guidelines as it deems necessary for the effective execution of its purposes under this chapter. 75 Del. Laws, c. 153, § 2;
§ 5303. Purposes.
§ 5303. Purposes. (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Archaeological resources in or on state lands are an integral and irreplaceable part of the State’s heritage; (2) Archaeological resources are valued as nonrenewable resources that provide educational, scientific, social and economic benefits for all citizens; (3) These resources are increasingly endangered because of their […]