1. (1) The terms used in this rule are defined in Sections 9-8-302, 65A-1-1, 53B-17-603, and 79-3-102.

   1. (a) "Collection" means a specimen and the associated records documenting the specimen and its recovery.
   2. (b) "Critical paleontological resources" means vertebrate fossils and other exceptional fossils that are designated state paleontological landmarks as provided for in Section 79-3-505.

   3. (c) "Curation facility" means:

      1. (i) the museum;
      2. (ii) an accredited facility meeting federal curation standards; or;
      3. (iii) an appropriate state park.
   4. (d) "Museum" means the Utah Museum of Natural History.

   5. (e) "Repository" means:

      1. (i) a facility designated by the museum through memoranda of agreement; or
      2. (ii) a place of reburial.

   6. (f) "Specimen" means:

      1. (i) all man-made artifacts and remains of an archaeological or anthropological nature, found on or below the surface of the earth, excluding structural remains; and
      2. (ii) remains of a critical paleontological nature found on or below the surface of the earth.

2. (2) In addition:

   1. (a) "Appropriate permitting agency" means the Division of State History, the Geologic Survey, or the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration as set forth in Sections 9-8-305 and 79-3-501, 502.
   2. (b) "Arbitration board" means ultimate arbitration authority as set forth in Section 53B-17-603(4)(c)(vii).
   3. (c) "Committee" means the curation advisory committee;
   4. (d) "State lands" means lands owned or controlled by the state and its subdivisions, and includes lands administered by the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration.

KEY: curation, archaeological resources, paleontological resources

Date of Last Change: June 3, 1999

Notice of Continuation: January 11, 2024

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 53B-17-603(2); 53B-17-603(4)(b); 9-8-305(1)(c); 79-3-501(1)(c)