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§ 34-27-21 Definition of terms.

SD Codified L § 34-27-21 (2019) (N/A)
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34-27-21. Definition of terms. Terms used in §§ 34-27-21 to 34-27-30, inclusive, mean:

(1) "Human skeletal remains," the bones of a human being;

(2) "Funerary object," any artifact or object which was intentionally placed with a deceased person, either at the time of burial or interment or at some subsequent time, and which is reasonably associated with human remains subject to §§ 34-27-21 to 34-27-30, inclusive, or has been identified, through available evidence, as having been removed from a specific burial site in South Dakota;

(3) "State archaeologist," the individual of this title employed by the South Dakota State Historical Society;

(4) "Tribal group," a federally recognized Indian tribe.Source: SL 1990, ch 6, § 1; SL 1991, ch 281, § 1.

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