Mississippi Code
Chapter 7 - Antiquities
§ 39-7-1. Short title

This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the "Antiquities Law of Mississippi."

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History

Chapter 7 - Antiquities

§ 39-7-1. Short title

§ 39-7-3. Declaration of public policy

§ 39-7-4. Definitions

§ 39-7-5. Administration of chapter; inspection of record of proceedings

§ 39-7-7. General duties of board of trustees of department of archives and history

§ 39-7-9. Shipwrecks and buried treasure designated Mississippi landmarks and sole property of state

§ 39-7-13. Designation of sites located upon private lands as Mississippi landmarks; recordation; marking

§ 39-7-15. Removal from designation

§ 39-7-17. Contracts for salvage; surveys; excavation

§ 39-7-19. Permits for excavation, salvage, studies, etc., at Mississippi landmarks

§ 39-7-21. Supervision of salvage or recovery operations; custody of antiquities; promulgation of rules and regulations

§ 39-7-23. Expenditures for acquisition of items; gifts and bequests; contracts for temporary possession of items by others

§ 39-7-25. Restoration of antiquities for private parties

§ 39-7-27. Reproduction, forging, etc., of antiquity with intent to deceive

§ 39-7-29. Defacing of American Indian or aboriginal markings or carvings

§ 39-7-31. Entry upon land of another to deface, remove or destroy archeological relics or sites

§ 39-7-33. Disfigurement, removal, destruction, etc., of historical structure or artifact

§ 39-7-37. Civil action to enjoin violations or threatened violations of chapter; venue

§ 39-7-39. Other agencies and governments to assist in enforcement of chapter

§ 39-7-41. Certain archaeological records exempt from requirement of public access