South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 4 - School And Public Lands
Article 4:01 - Leases
Chapter 4:01:09 - Paleontology
Section 4:01:09:05 - Permitting
Current through Register Vol. 51, page 43, September 23, 2024
If a request for research on any paleontological resource is submitted, the commissioner shall determine whether or not a permit is required prior to or after the commencement of the research depending on the following conditions:
(1) The collection of a specimen may be authorized by the commissioner if specimens are in imminent danger of damage or loss through erosion, theft, or vandalism. Such a threat must be of such an immediate nature that the time involved in the normal permitting process will result in the loss of the specimen; and
(2) If the research activities involves the incidental collection of inconsequential fossils that are not central to the investigative study.
General Authority: SDCL 5-1-15, 5-1-16(4)(5).
Law Implemented: SDCL 5-1-16(4)(5).
