67-4111. DECLARATION OF POLICY. (1) The citizens of the state of Idaho have an ongoing appreciation, pride and interest in the history of Idaho and the preservation of Idaho’s historic resources. There is a need to enhance the cultural environment of the state of Idaho. Industry, commerce, agriculture and quality of life will be enhanced […]
67-4112. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of trustees of the Idaho state historical society. (2) "Historical record" means any record, artifact, object, historical or archaeological site or structure, document, evidence or public or private writing pursuant to the provisions of title 9, Idaho Code, relevant to the history of […]
67-4113. HISTORIC SITE DESIGNATION — PUBLIC NOTICE AND COMMENT. No state agency or officer may recommend, designate or declare or cause any historic site to be designated as an historic site without first: (1) Sending notification to the board of county commissioners and, if within the corporate limits of any city, to the city council […]
67-4114. PURPOSE — PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL SITES AND MONUMENTS. The purpose of this act is to identify, to preserve, and to protect those sites, monuments, and points of interest within the state of Idaho which by reason of their connection with the history and development of the state merit preservation and protection, for the better […]
67-4115. DESIGNATION. The governor of this state is hereby authorized, in his discretion, upon the advice and recommendation of the Idaho State Historical Society, to designate, establish, and declare any historic or archaeological site, monument, or point of interest in this state as an Idaho state historic site provided however, that if the historic or […]
67-4116. MARKING AND MAINTENANCE. The Idaho State Historical Society shall provide signs or markers for Idaho state historic sites. Said markers, if located upon land owned by the state of Idaho, shall be maintained by the department of the state having charge of the administration of said land. If located upon private land, said markers […]
67-4117. APPROVAL OF MARKERS, MONUMENTS AND SIGNS. No marker, monument, nor sign referring to or memorializing any historic event shall be placed on or adjacent to any highway of the state of Idaho on land owned by the state of Idaho, or over which the state of Idaho has an easement, without the consent and […]
67-4118. PENALTY FOR DAMAGE, INJURY, MOLESTATION, OR DESTRUCTION OF AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL OR HISTORICAL SITE, OR MARKER. Any person who shall in any way wilfully, intentionally, or recklessly damage, molest, disturb, destroy, or harm any archaeological or any historic site, or who shall remove, destroy, obliterate, or in any way damage any sign, marker, or monument […]
67-4119. PURPOSE — PROTECTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGICAL SITES AND RESOURCES. The purpose of this act is to protect archaeological and vertebrate paleontological sites and resources on public lands in the state of Idaho and to ensure their safety and availability for scientific research. History: [67-4119, added 1963, ch. 181, sec. 1, p. 539.]
67-4120. PERMITS FOR EXCAVATION. A permit shall first be obtained from the board of trustees of the Idaho State Historical Society before any excavation in or on any prehistoric site, ruins, pictographs, petroglyphs, or any other ancient marking or writing, or in or on any archaeological or vertebrate paleontological deposit or site on any public […]
67-4121. REGULATIONS — COLLECTIONS HELD IN TRUST. (1) The board of trustees of the Idaho state historical society is hereby authorized and empowered to promulgate and to enforce such regulations as it may deem needful to protect the prehistoric ruins and relics and archaeological and vertebrate paleontological sites and deposits on any public land in […]
67-4122. PENALTIES. Any person violating this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall, in addition to any other penalties imposed, forfeit to the state of Idaho all articles and materials he acquired from or discovered on such archaeological or vertebrate paleontological sites. History: [67-4122, added 1963, ch. 181, sec. 4, […]
67-4123. STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY — GOVERNED BY BOARD OF TRUSTEES. The Idaho state historical society, hereinafter referred to as the society, shall be governed by a board of trustees. The society and its board of trustees shall, for the purposes of section 20, article IV, of the constitution of the state of Idaho, be within […]
67-4124. BOARD OF TRUSTEES — QUALIFICATIONS, APPOINTMENT AND TERMS OF MEMBERS. The board of trustees shall consist of seven (7) members to be appointed by the governor. The members of the board shall be chosen with due regard to their knowledge, competence, experience and interest in the fields related to the preservation and promotion of […]
67-4125. BOARD MEETINGS — OFFICERS — QUORUM — EXPENSES. The board shall hold such meetings as may be necessary for the orderly conduct of its business, with at least one (1) meeting in each calendar quarter, and from time to time on seventy-two (72) hours’ notice of the chairman or of a majority of the […]
67-4126. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD. The board of trustees of the society shall have powers and duties as follows: 1. To appoint a director of the society as provided herein and advise him in the performance of his duties and formulate general policies affecting the society. 2. To encourage and promote interest in the […]
67-4127. DIRECTOR OF THE SOCIETY APPOINTED BY BOARD — POWERS AND DUTIES. A director of the society shall be appointed by the board of trustees, serve at the pleasure of the board, be qualified by reason of his education, training, experience and demonstrated ability to fill such position, and exercise the following powers and duties […]
67-4127A. STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR. The state historic preservation officer shall be appointed by the governor, serve at the pleasure of the governor and be qualified by reason of his education, training, experience and demonstrated ability to fill the position. The compensation for the state historic preservation officer shall be set […]
67-4128. TITLE TO PROPERTY VESTED IN BOARD. All rights and title to property, real and personal, belonging to the historical society of the state of Idaho are hereby vested in the board of trustees and their successors. History: [67-4128, added 1970, ch. 145, sec. 6, p. 438.]
67-4129. BOARD EMPOWERED TO ACQUIRE AND DISPOSE OF PROPERTY. The board of trustees of the society is empowered to acquire, by purchase or exchange, any property which in the judgment of the board is needful for the operation of the society, and to dispose of, by sale or exchange, any property which in the judgment […]
