All sunken or abandoned ships and wrecks of the sea, and any part or the contents thereof, and all treasure imbedded in the earth, located in, on or under the surface of lands belonging to the State of Mississippi, including its tidelands, submerged lands and the beds of its rivers and the sea within the jurisdiction of the State of Mississippi are hereby declared to be Mississippi landmarks and are the sole property of the State of Mississippi and may not be taken, altered, damaged, destroyed, salvaged or excavated without a contract or permit of the board.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History
§ 39-7-3. Declaration of public policy
§ 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
§ 39-7-15. Removal from designation
§ 39-7-17. Contracts for salvage; surveys; excavation
§ 39-7-19. Permits for excavation, salvage, studies, etc., at Mississippi landmarks
§ 39-7-25. 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