Terms used in §§ 34-27-21 to 34-27-30, inclusive, mean:

1. (1) "Human skeletal remains," the bones of a human being;
2. (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. (3) "State archaeologist," the individual of this title employed by the South Dakota State Historical Society;
4. (4) "Tribal group," a federally recognized Indian tribe.

Source: SL 1990, ch 6 , § 1; SL 1991, ch 281 , § 1.