North Carolina § 70-1 - Private landowners urged to refrain from destruction.
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§ 70-1. Private landowners urged to refrain from destruction.
Private owners of lands containing Indian relics, artifacts, mounds or burial grounds are urged to refrain from the excavation or destruction thereof and to forbid such conduct by others, without the cooperation of the director of the State Museum and the Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources or without the assistance or supervision of some person designated by either as qualified to make scientific archaeological explorations. History (1935, c. 198, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 48; 2015-241, s. 14.30(x).) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2015-241, s. 14.30(x), effective July 1, 2015, substituted "Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources" for "Secretary of the Department of Cultural Resources."
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 70-1 ("Private landowners urged to refrain from destruction.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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