(1) Sites of significance may be recommended to and approved by the board as state archaeological or anthropological landmarks. No privately owned site or site on school or institutional trust lands may be so designated without the written consent of the owner.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 9-8a-306

  • Board: means the Board of State History created in Section 9-8-204. See Utah Code 9-8a-101
  • Excavate: means the recovery of archaeological resources. See Utah Code 9-8a-302
  • Office: means the State Historic Preservation Office created in Section 9-8a-201. See Utah Code 9-8a-101
  • 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
  • Site: means any petroglyphs, pictographs, structural remains, or geographic location that is the source of archaeological resources or specimens. See Utah Code 9-8a-302
  • 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) A person may not excavate upon a privately owned designated landmark without a permit from the office.
(3) Before any alteration is commenced on a designated landmark, three months’ notice of intent to alter the site shall be provided to the office.