(a) All artifacts, fossils, relics, and other personal property discovered, donated, or otherwise acquired in pursuance of this program shall be the property of the State of Arkansas held in trust by the University of Arkansas.
(b) The university shall, to the extent possible, make these items available for scientific use or public display by appropriate public bodies at places throughout the state.
(c) However, complete authority is granted to exchange and barter such items for other items deemed of equal value with persons, nonprofit organizations, and public agencies both within and without Arkansas, in order that representative collections may be assembled and that study and analysis be enhanced.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 13 - Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources
Chapter 6 - Archeological Research
Subchapter 2 - Archeological Survey
§ 13-6-201. Arkansas Archeological Survey established
§ 13-6-202. Survey's functions
§ 13-6-203. Directory of Survey
§ 13-6-204. State Archeologist and other survey personnel
§ 13-6-205. Appropriations — Disposition of funds
§ 13-6-206. Duties of University of Arkansas
§ 13-6-207. Housing for survey
§ 13-6-209. Cooperation of state and local entities
§ 13-6-210. Salvage work — Cooperative agreements
§ 13-6-211. Grants, donations, etc
§ 13-6-212. Repositories for archeological evidence
§ 13-6-213. Artifacts, fossils, and relics
§ 13-6-214. Responsibility for objects obtained — Loans