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Statutes > Utah > Title-79 > Chapter-03 > 79-3-50279-3-502. Permit required to excavate critical paleontological resources on schooland institutional trust lands -- Removal of specimen or site.
(1) (a) Before excavating for critical paleontological resources on school or institutionaltrust lands, a person must obtain a permit from the School and Institutional Trust LandsAdministration.
(b) The School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration may, by rule, delegate theauthority to issue excavation permits for critical paleontological resources to the survey.
(c) Application for a permit shall be made on a form furnished by the School andInstitutional Trust Lands Administration.
(d) Prior to issuing a permit, the school and institutional trust lands administration shallconsult with the survey director, or assigned staff, pursuant to Section 79-3-508.
(e) The School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration shall enact rules for theissuance of permits specifying or requiring:
(i) the minimum permittee qualifications;
(ii) the duration of the permit;
(iii) the need, if any, to submit data obtained in the course of field investigations to theadministration;
(iv) proof of consultation with the designated museum representative regarding curationof collections; and
(v) other information the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration considersnecessary.
(2) A person may not remove from the state, prior to placement in a repository orcuration facility, a specimen, site, or portion of a specimen or site from school and institutionaltrust lands without permission from the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration,granted after consultation with the survey.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 344, 2009 General Session
