Code of Alabama
Chapter 3 - Aboriginal Mounds, Earthworks and Other Antiquities.
Section 41-3-2 - Nonresidents Not to Explore or Excavate Remains or Carry Away, etc., From State Objects Discovered Therein, Etc.

No person not a resident of the State of Alabama, either by himself personally or through any agent or employee or anyone else acting for such person, shall explore or excavate any of the remains described in Section 41-3-1 or carry or send away from the state any objects which may be discovered therein or which may be taken therefrom or found in the vicinity thereof.

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Structure Code of Alabama

Code of Alabama

Title 41 - State Government.

Chapter 3 - Aboriginal Mounds, Earthworks and Other Antiquities.

Section 41-3-1 - Reservation of Exclusive Right and Privilege of State to Explore, Excavate or Survey Aboriginal Mounds, Earthworks, Burial Sites, etc.; State Ownership of Objects Found or Located Therein Declared.

Section 41-3-2 - Nonresidents Not to Explore or Excavate Remains or Carry Away, etc., From State Objects Discovered Therein, Etc.

Section 41-3-3 - Explorations or Excavations of Remains Not to Be Done Without Consent of Owner of Land and Not to Injure Crops, Houses, etc., Thereon.

Section 41-3-4 - Explorations or Excavations Not to Destroy, Deface, etc., Remains; Restoration of Remains After Explorations or Excavations.

Section 41-3-5 - Disposition of Objects Taken From Remains.

Section 41-3-6 - Exploration or Excavation of Aboriginal Mounds, Earthworks, etc., Contrary to Law.