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ID H0620
Bill
AI Summary
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Establishes new Chapter 30, Title 33 sections (33-3013 through 33-3016) to protect vertebrate paleontological sites and resources on public lands in Idaho and ensure their availability for scientific research.
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Requires excavation permits from the Idaho Museum of Natural History before any excavation of vertebrate paleontological deposits on public lands, limited to applicants qualified by experience or professional training.
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Prohibits removal of vertebrate paleontological resources from Idaho without Idaho Museum of Natural History consent and allows the museum to require that excavated resources become or remain state property.
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Establishes misdemeanor penalties for violations, including forfeiture of all articles and materials acquired from or discovered on paleontological sites.
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Amends Idaho Code sections 67-4119, 67-4120, 67-4121, and 67-4122 to remove references to vertebrate paleontological resources from archaeological site protection laws.
Legislative Description
Adds to and amends existing law relating to vertebrate paleontological sites and resources to provide for a purpose, to provide for excavation permits, to provide for rules, prohibitions, authority and limitations, to provide for penalties; and to remove certain reference to vertebrate paleontological.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Last Action
to St Aff
3/11/2010