Chapter 7 - Antiquities

Chapter 7 - Antiquities

§ 39-7-1. Short title
§ 39-7-3. Declaration of public policy
§ 39-7-4. Definitions
§ 39-7-5. Administration of chapter; inspection of record of proceedings
§ 39-7-7. General duties of board of trustees of department of archives and history
§ 39-7-9. Shipwrecks and buried treasure designated Mississippi landmarks and sole property of state
§ 39-7-11. Designation of sites, objects, etc., upon lands belonging to state or political subdivision as Mississippi landmarks; recording; alteration, excavation, etc., of sites
§ 39-7-13. Designation of sites located upon private lands as Mississippi landmarks; recordation; marking
§ 39-7-15. Removal from designation
§ 39-7-17. Contracts for salvage; surveys; excavation
§ 39-7-19. Permits for excavation, salvage, studies, etc., at Mississippi landmarks
§ 39-7-21. Supervision of salvage or recovery operations; custody of antiquities; promulgation of rules and regulations
§ 39-7-22. Public construction or improvement affecting potential Mississippi landmarks
§ 39-7-23. Expenditures for acquisition of items; gifts and bequests; contracts for temporary possession of items by others
§ 39-7-25. Restoration of antiquities for private parties
§ 39-7-27. Reproduction, forging, etc., of antiquity with intent to deceive
§ 39-7-29. Defacing of American Indian or aboriginal markings or carvings
§ 39-7-31. Entry upon land of another to deface, remove or destroy archeological relics or sites
§ 39-7-33. Disfigurement, removal, destruction, etc., of historical structure or artifact
§ 39-7-35. Penalties for violations of chapter; finder’s fee for arrest and conviction of violator
§ 39-7-37. Civil action to enjoin violations or threatened violations of chapter; venue
§ 39-7-39. Other agencies and governments to assist in enforcement of chapter
§ 39-7-41. Certain archaeological records exempt from requirement of public access

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