Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0400 - Environment and Conservation
Subtitle 0400-02 - Division of State Parks and Division of Natural Areas
Chapter 0400-02-09 - Management of Tennessee Archaeological Areas
Section 0400-02-09-.26 - SPECIAL USE OF AREAS
Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 0400-02-09-.26
Current through September 24, 2024
An individual, university or other professionally qualified institution or corporation wishing to engage in research activities in an Archaeological Area not otherwise permitted by these rules shall secure a permit approved and issued by the Division of Archaeology. This permit will be valid only on land that is owned or otherwise controlled by the State.
(1) Archaeological Permits.
(a) Archaeological permits will be required
on all excavations and collecting 'Within archaeological zones and other areas
that may be designated in the Master Plan. Written application must be
completed by the applicant and approved by the State Archaeologist in order to
obtain a permit.
(2) There shall he no collecting or excavation of artifacts from Archaeological Areas except as permitted in a valid Research Project operating under permits as described in Section 11 "a" above.
(a) The
Archaeological permit application shall provide adequate information about the
applicant and his educational activities. There will be included the name,
address, position, professional qualifications, and general field specialty of
the applicant and a description of the archaeological activities, including the
objective, methods, and procedures to be followed, records to be kept, duration
of the project, areas to be excavated or collected and a detailed written
report in publishable form, prepared, of the results of the study. All field
records, photographs, and artifacts must be returned to the Division of
Archaeology.
(b) A permit will be
valid for a specified time, but may be renewable.
(c) A permit may be modified, suspended, or
revoked by the Division of Archaeology at any time.
(d) A person (Principal Investigator) holding
a permit will report to the Director of the Division of Archaeology before
commencing and upon completing permitted activities.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 11-1505, 4-317.
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