1-20-37. Forgery and misrepresentation of archaeological objects--Sale of unlawfully collected objects--Misdemeanor.
No person may reproduce, retouch, rework, or forge any archaeological, paleontological, ethnological, or historical object, deriving its principal value from its antiquity, or make any object, whether copies or not, or falsely label, describe, identify, or offer for sale or exchange any object, with intent to represent the object to be an original and genuine archaeological, paleontological, ethnological, or historical specimen. No person may offer for sale or exchange any object that has previously been collected or excavated in violation of any of the terms of this chapter. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: SL 1974, ch 11, §16; SL 1980, ch 24, §8; SL 2009, ch 1, §110.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 1 - State Affairs and Government
Chapter 20 - Archaeological Exploration
Section 1-20-17 - Legislative findings--Purpose of chapter.
Section 1-20-18 - Definitions.
Section 1-20-19 - Employment and qualifications of state archaeologist.
Section 1-20-20 - Duties of state archaeologist--Employment of personnel.
Section 1-20-21 - Statewide survey of archaeological sites--Records.
Section 1-20-21.1 - Agreements involving archaeological survey or assessment work--Fee schedule.
Section 1-20-23 - Investigation of endangered archaeological sites.
Section 1-20-24 - Initiation of action by board--Recovery of archaeological data--Contractor's cost.
Section 1-20-25 - Exclusive right--Investigation on public lands--Property of state.
Section 1-20-26 - Cooperation with state archaeologist by public agencies.
Section 1-20-29 - Policy as to investigations on private land.
Section 1-20-30 - Designation of archaeological register sites--Consent required.
Section 1-20-32 - Issuance of exploration permits--Qualifications of permittees.
Section 1-20-33 - Exploration results--Report to state archaeologist.
Section 1-20-34 - Specimens collected--State property--Disposition.
Section 1-20-35 - Unauthorized investigation as misdemeanor--Forfeiture of materials found.