Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 2 - ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 2.65 - BURIAL PRESERVATION BOARD
Subchapter 2.65.4 - Repatriation of Human Skeletal Remains and Funerary Objects
Rule 2.65.401 - SCOPE OF RULES
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 2.65.401
Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) The board's repatriation rules apply to:
(a) Native
American or non-Native American human skeletal remains and funerary objects
discovered on state-owned or private lands in Montana and held by museums or
state agencies in Montana that receive state funding but no federal
funding;
(b) non-Native American
human skeletal remains and funerary objects discovered on state-owned or
private lands in Montana and held by museums or state agencies in Montana that
receive state and federal funding; and
(c) Native or non-Native American human
skeletal remains and funerary objects discovered on state-owned or private
lands in Montana and held by a person.
(2) The federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 USC 3001 et seq. and NAGPRA's implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10, apply exclusively to any museum or state agency that receives federal funding, either alone or in conjunction with state funding, and that possesses Native American human remains and funerary objects.
22-3-904, MCA; IMP, 22-3-904, MCA;
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