(a) (1) The State of Arkansas reserves to itself the exclusive right and privilege of field archeology on sites owned or controlled by the state, its agencies, departments, and institutions, in order to protect and preserve archeological and scientific information, matter, and objects. (2) All information and objects deriving from state lands shall be utilized […]
As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) (i) “Archeological site” means a location containing the physical remains of human life or human activities that are no less than one hundred (100) years old. (ii) An archeological site may but need not contain pottery, basketry, bottles, weapons, weapon projectiles, tools, structures or portions of structures, rock […]
(a) All state agencies, departments, institutions, and commissions, as well as all counties and municipalities, shall cooperate fully with the Arkansas Archeological Survey in the preservation, protection, excavation, and evaluation of artifacts and sites. (b) To that end, where any site or artifacts may be found or discovered on property owned or controlled by the […]
(a) (1) Upon written notice to the Commissioner of State Lands given by the Arkansas Archeological Survey, the Commissioner of State Lands shall reserve from sale any state lands, including lands forfeited to the state for nonpayment of taxes, on which sites or artifacts are located or may be found, as designated by the survey. […]
(a) (1) An archeological site of significance to the scientific study or public representation of Arkansas’s aboriginal past may be publicly designated by the Arkansas Archeological Survey as a state archeological landmark. (2) However, no sites shall be so designated without the express written consent of the state agency having jurisdiction over the land in […]
(a) (1) It is unlawful for any person, natural or corporate, to knowingly dig up an artifact from the private land of the owner without first obtaining the owner’s permission. (2) A violation of subdivision (a)(1) of this section is a: (A) Class D felony for the first offense and a Class C felony for […]
(a) In order that archeological sites and artifacts on state-owned or state-controlled land shall be protected for the benefit of the public, no person, natural or corporate, shall knowingly dig up and remove, write upon, carve upon, paint, deface, mutilate, destroy, or otherwise injure any artifact or archeological site. (b) A violation of this section […]
