41-841. Archaeological and vertebrate paleontological discoveries A. On lands owned or controlled by this state or any agency of this state a person shall not knowingly excavate in or upon any historic or prehistoric ruin, burial ground, archaeological or vertebrate paleontological site, or site including fossilized footprints, inscriptions made by human agency or any other […]
41-842. Permits to explore A. Only institutions, organizations or corporations organized for scientific, research or land use planning purposes may pursue any activity prescribed in section 41-841. B. No such activity may be undertaken until a permit is first secured therefor from the director of the Arizona state museum. C. Permits shall be granted by […]
41-843. Prohibiting unnecessary defacing of site or object No person, institution or corporation shall deface or otherwise alter any site or object embraced within the terms of sections 41-841 and 41-842, except in the course of activities pursued under the authority of a permit granted by the director of the Arizona state museum.
41-844. Duty to report discoveries; disposition of discoveries; definitions A. A person in charge of any survey, excavation, construction or other like activity on any lands owned or controlled by this state, by any public agency or institution of the state, or by any county or municipal corporation within the state shall report promptly to […]
41-845. Unlawful reproduction of original archaeological specimen No person shall reproduce, retouch, rework or forge any archaeological, paleontological or historical object, deriving its principal value from its antiquity, or make any object, whether copied or not, or falsely label, describe, identify or offer for sale or exchange any object, with intent to represent the same […]
41-846. Violation; classification Except as otherwise provided in section 13-3702.01, any person, institution or corporation violating any provision of this article is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor and shall forfeit to the Arizona state museum all articles and material discovered, collected, excavated or offered for sale or exchange, together with all photographs and records […]
