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Terms Used In Utah Code 79-3-501

  • Critical paleontological resources: means vertebrate fossils and other exceptional fossils that are designated state paleontological landmarks as provided for in Section 79-3-505. See Utah Code 79-3-102
  • Curation: means :
         (5)(a) management and care of collections according to standard professional museum practice, which may include inventorying, accessioning, labeling, cataloging, identifying, evaluating, documenting, storing, maintaining, periodically inspecting, cleaning, stabilizing, conserving, exhibiting, exchanging, or otherwise disposing of original collections or reproductions; and
         (5)(b) providing access to and facilities for studying collections. See Utah Code 79-3-102
  • Curation facility: is a s defined in Section 53B-17-603. See Utah Code 79-3-102
  • Director: means the director of the survey. See Utah Code 79-3-102
  • Land: includes :
         (18)(a) land;
         (18)(b) a tenement;
         (18)(c) a hereditament;
         (18)(d) a water right;
         (18)(e) a possessory right; and
         (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Museum: means the Utah Museum of Natural History. See Utah Code 79-3-102
  • Person: means :
         (24)(a) an individual;
         (24)(b) an association;
         (24)(c) an institution;
         (24)(d) a corporation;
         (24)(e) a company;
         (24)(f) a trust;
         (24)(g) a limited liability company;
         (24)(h) a partnership;
         (24)(i) a political subdivision;
         (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
         (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Site: means any paleontological deposit or other location that is the source of a specimen. See Utah Code 79-3-102
  • Specimen: means remains of a critical paleontological nature found on or below the surface of the earth. See Utah Code 79-3-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Survey: means the Utah Geological Survey. See Utah Code 79-3-102
     (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.
     (1)(b) Application for a permit shall be made on a form furnished by the survey.
     (1)(c) The survey shall make rules for the issuance of permits specifying or requiring:

          (1)(c)(i) the minimum permittee qualifications;
          (1)(c)(ii) the duration of the permit;
          (1)(c)(iii) proof of permission from the land owner that the permittee may enter the property for purposes specified in the permit;
          (1)(c)(iv) research designs that provide for the maximum recovery of scientific, paleontological, and educational information, in addition to the physical recovery of specimens and the reporting of paleontological information meeting current standards of scientific rigor;
          (1)(c)(v) the need, if any, to submit data obtained in the course of field investigations to the survey;
          (1)(c)(vi) proof of consultation with the designated museum representative regarding curation of collections;
          (1)(c)(vii) proof of consultation with other agencies that may manage other legal interests in the land; and
          (1)(c)(viii) other information the survey considers necessary.
(2) All paleontological work shall be carried out under the supervision of the director, or assigned staff.
(3) A person may not remove from the state, prior to placement in a repository or curation facility, a specimen, site, or portion of a specimen or site from lands owned or controlled by the state or its subdivisions, except as provided in Section 79-3-502, without permission from the survey, and without prior consultation with the landowner or other agencies managing other interests in the land.

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