Utah Code Ann. § 79-3-505 – Paleontological landmarks. | Midpage
§ 79-3-505
Utah Code Ann. § 79-3-505
Paleontological landmarks.
Effective May 3, 2023
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(1)
(a) Sites of significance or sites with exceptional fossils may be recommended to and approved by the board as state paleontological landmarks.
(b) No privately owned site, a site on school or institutional trust lands, or a site on lands owned or controlled by a city that has a paleontology museum may be so designated without the written consent of the owner or the trust.
(2) A person may not excavate on a privately owned designated landmark without a permit from the survey.
(3) Before an alteration is commenced on a designated landmark, three months notice of intent to alter the site shall be given the survey.