21-3759.Commercial fossil hunting without landowner's authorization;unlawful acts; penalty.(a) As used in this section:
(1) "Commercial fossil hunter" means an individual who goes upon theland of another in search of fossils for the purpose of selling fossils ofvalue found upon such land.
(2) "Fossil" means any impression or trace of an animal or plant of apast geological age preserved in the earth's crust.
(3) "Landowner" means the record owner of the fee in real estateor the tenant of such owner who occupies such real estate, if so authorized bythe owner.
(4) "Land of another" means all real estate other than that owned orleased by any governmental entity.
(b) No commercial fossil hunter shall go upon the land of another insearch of fossils unless the commercial fossil hunter has obtained thewritten authorization of the landowner to go upon such land for suchpurpose and when requesting such written authorization has identifiedoneself to the landowner as a commercial fossil hunter who intends toexplore the land and sell any fossils of value found on the land. Thewritten authorization shall state that the landowner has been informed ofsuch intended activities by the commercial fossil hunter. A violation of this subsection is aclassB nonperson misdemeanor.
(c) No commercial fossil hunter may remove a fossil from the land of anotheruponwhich the fossil is located unless the landowner is first provided with adescription of the fossil and thelandowner authorizes in writing the removal of the fossil.A violation of this subsection is a class A nonperson misdemeanor.
(d) This section is supplemental to and not in lieu of any other law ofthis state relating to entering or remaining upon the land of another andrelating to the removal of items of value from the property of another.
History: L. 1990, ch. 245, § 1;L. 1992, ch. 239, § 145;L. 1993, ch. 291, § 96; July 1.
21-3759.Commercial fossil hunting without landowner's authorization;unlawful acts; penalty.(a) As used in this section:
(1) "Commercial fossil hunter" means an individual who goes upon theland of another in search of fossils for the purpose of selling fossils ofvalue found upon such land.
(2) "Fossil" means any impression or trace of an animal or plant of apast geological age preserved in the earth's crust.
(3) "Landowner" means the record owner of the fee in real estateor the tenant of such owner who occupies such real estate, if so authorized bythe owner.
(4) "Land of another" means all real estate other than that owned orleased by any governmental entity.
(b) No commercial fossil hunter shall go upon the land of another insearch of fossils unless the commercial fossil hunter has obtained thewritten authorization of the landowner to go upon such land for suchpurpose and when requesting such written authorization has identifiedoneself to the landowner as a commercial fossil hunter who intends toexplore the land and sell any fossils of value found on the land. Thewritten authorization shall state that the landowner has been informed ofsuch intended activities by the commercial fossil hunter. A violation of this subsection is aclassB nonperson misdemeanor.
(c) No commercial fossil hunter may remove a fossil from the land of anotheruponwhich the fossil is located unless the landowner is first provided with adescription of the fossil and thelandowner authorizes in writing the removal of the fossil.A violation of this subsection is a class A nonperson misdemeanor.
(d) This section is supplemental to and not in lieu of any other law ofthis state relating to entering or remaining upon the land of another andrelating to the removal of items of value from the property of another.
History: L. 1990, ch. 245, § 1;L. 1992, ch. 239, § 145;L. 1993, ch. 291, § 96; July 1.
21-3759.Commercial fossil hunting without landowner's authorization;unlawful acts; penalty.(a) As used in this section:
(1) "Commercial fossil hunter" means an individual who goes upon theland of another in search of fossils for the purpose of selling fossils ofvalue found upon such land.
(2) "Fossil" means any impression or trace of an animal or plant of apast geological age preserved in the earth's crust.
(3) "Landowner" means the record owner of the fee in real estateor the tenant of such owner who occupies such real estate, if so authorized bythe owner.
(4) "Land of another" means all real estate other than that owned orleased by any governmental entity.
(b) No commercial fossil hunter shall go upon the land of another insearch of fossils unless the commercial fossil hunter has obtained thewritten authorization of the landowner to go upon such land for suchpurpose and when requesting such written authorization has identifiedoneself to the landowner as a commercial fossil hunter who intends toexplore the land and sell any fossils of value found on the land. Thewritten authorization shall state that the landowner has been informed ofsuch intended activities by the commercial fossil hunter. A violation of this subsection is aclassB nonperson misdemeanor.
(c) No commercial fossil hunter may remove a fossil from the land of anotheruponwhich the fossil is located unless the landowner is first provided with adescription of the fossil and thelandowner authorizes in writing the removal of the fossil.A violation of this subsection is a class A nonperson misdemeanor.
(d) This section is supplemental to and not in lieu of any other law ofthis state relating to entering or remaining upon the land of another andrelating to the removal of items of value from the property of another.
History: L. 1990, ch. 245, § 1;L. 1992, ch. 239, § 145;L. 1993, ch. 291, § 96; July 1.
