R850-60-300. Authorization of Cultural Resource Work

1. No person shall alter, remove, injure or destroy antiquities or cultural resources on trust lands, without written permission from the agency.

2. For purposes of Section 76-6-902 "consent" to alter, remove, injure or destroy antiquities or cultural resources covered by a restrictive deed covenant means either:

(a) an amendment to the certificate of sale or patent evincing the agency's release of the deed covenant; or

(b) other specific written permission and an archaeological permit issued under Section 9-8-305.

3. No person shall conduct an archaeological survey or excavate (as defined by Section 9-8-302) any cultural resources on trust lands without first obtaining a permit under Section 9-8-305 and written authorization from the agency that fulfills the requirement set forth in R850-41-500.

(a) A condition of such written authorization shall be that the principal investigator, as defined by Section 9-8-302, shall provide the agency with a copy of any records resulting from all such investigations on trust lands that are conducted under the written authorization.

(b) Non-professional documentation of the location, nature, extent and condition of cultural resources on trust lands shall also be subject to R850-60-300(3)(a).

4. A person found in violation of R850-60-300 may be subject to civil and criminal penalties under Sections 76-6-903 and 53C-2-301.