Guam § 76206 - Permits to Examine Ruins, Excavate, and Gather

§ 76206. Permits to Examine Ruins, Excavate, and Gather

Objects on Public Lands.

Permits for the examination of ruins, excavation of

archaeological sites, and the gathering of objects of antiquity upon

lands owned or controlled by Guam may be granted by the

Department to persons or institutions which they deem properly

qualified to conduct such examination, excavation, or gathering,

subject to such rules and regulations as the Department may

prescribe; provided, that the examinations, excavations, and

gatherings are undertaken for the benefit of public museums,

universities, colleges, or other recognized public scientific or

educational institutions, with a view to increasing the knowledge

of such objects and that the gatherings may be made for permanent

preservation in public museums if so deemed by the Department.