Terms used in this chapter mean:
- (1) "Commissioner," the commissioner of school and public lands;
- (2) "Fossil," any remain, trace, or imprint of a plant or animal that has been preserved by natural processes in the earth's crust from some past geologic time;
- (3) "Paleontological resources," any fossil resources, including both body and trace fossils, of all groups of organisms;
- (4) "Paleontology," the study of life in past geologic times.
Source: 27 SDR 93, effective March 25, 2001.
General Authority: SDCL 5-1-16.
Law Implemented: SDCL 5-1-16.