Utah Code 79-3-503. Ownership of collections and resources
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(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.
Terms Used In Utah Code 79-3-503
- 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 facility: is a s defined in Section
53B-17-603 . See Utah Code 79-3-102 - Paleontological resources: means remains of prehistoric life pertaining to the natural history of the state. 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
(2) Collections recovered from school and institutional trust lands shall be owned by the respective trust.
(3) Paleontological resources, other than critical paleontological resources, recovered from school and institutional trust lands, shall be owned by the respective trust and shall be managed pursuant to statutory authority of the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration.
(4) The repository or curation facility for collections from lands owned or controlled by the state or its subdivisions shall be designated pursuant to Section 53B-17-603 .
(5) Specimens found on lands owned or controlled by the state or its subdivisions may not be sold.