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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I

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HB 2311 Objects of antiquity; unlawful to remove from battlefield, penalty.

Introduced by: Chris S. Runion | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Objects of antiquity; removal from battlefield; penalty. Adds land owned by a battlefield preservation organization and land on which such organization holds an easement to the category of lands on which it is unlawful to intentionally damage, disturb, or remove any object of antiquity. Current law prohibits such acts on any designated state archaeological site or on state-controlled land and provides that a violation of the prohibition is a Class 1 misdemeanor.


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