79-3-501. Permit required to excavate critical paleontological resources on state lands — Removal of specimen or site. (1) (a) Before excavating for critical paleontological resources on lands owned or controlled by the state or its subdivisions, except as provided in Section 79-3-502, a person must obtain a permit from the survey. (b) Application for a […]
79-3-502. Permit required to excavate critical paleontological resources on school and institutional trust lands — Removal of specimen or site. (1) (a) Before excavating for critical paleontological resources on school or institutional trust lands, a person must obtain a permit from the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration. (b) The School and Institutional Trust Lands […]
79-3-503. Ownership of collections and resources. (1) Collections recovered from lands owned or controlled by the state or its subdivisions, except as provided in Subsection (2), shall be owned by the state. (2) Collections recovered from school and institutional trust lands shall be owned by the respective trust. (3) Paleontological resources, other than critical paleontological […]
79-3-504. Revocation or suspension of permits — Criminal penalties. (1) A permitting agency under Section 79-3-501 or 79-3-502 may revoke or suspend a permit if the permittee fails to conduct the excavation pursuant to the law, the rules enacted by the permitting agency, or permit provisions. (2) (a) A person violating any provision of Section […]
79-3-505. Paleontological landmarks. (1) (a) Sites of significance or sites with exceptional fossils may be recommended to and approved by the board as state paleontological landmarks. (b) No privately owned site or site on school or institutional trust lands may be so designated without the written consent of the owner or the trust. (2) A […]
79-3-506. Report of discovery on state or private lands. (1) A person who discovers any paleontological resources on privately owned lands or on lands owned or controlled by the state or its subdivisions shall promptly report the discovery to the survey. (2) Field investigations shall be discouraged except in accordance with this chapter. (3) Nothing […]
79-3-507. State paleontological register — Survey duties. (1) The survey shall establish a state paleontological register for the orderly identification and recognition of the state’s paleontological resources. (2) The board shall notify owners of sites and localities before placing those sites or localities on the State Paleontological Register. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 344, 2009 […]
79-3-508. Agency responsibilities — Allowing director reasonable opportunity to comment. (1) Before expending state funds or approving an undertaking, each state agency shall: (a) take into account the effect of the undertaking on a specimen that is included in or eligible for inclusion in the State Paleontological Register; and (b) allow the director or assigned […]
79-3-509. Curriculum and materials for the training of volunteers who assist paleontologists. (1) The survey shall develop a curriculum and materials for the training of volunteers who assist paleontologists in the field and laboratory. (2) The director shall appoint a qualified survey employee to develop the curriculum and materials under this section. (3) The survey […]
79-3-510. Protection of school and institutional trust land interests relating to paleontological resources. (1) The School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration shall develop policies and procedures for the excavation, preservation, placement in a repository, curation, and exhibition of critical paleontological resources from school and institutional trust lands that: (a) are consistent with the provisions of […]
