§ 70-3. Preservation of relics on public lands. - North Carolina Statutes

§70‑3.  Preservation of relics on public lands.

It shall be the duty of anyperson in charge of any construction or excavation on any lands owned by theState, by any public agency or institution, by any county, or by any municipalcorporation, to report promptly to and preserve for the director of the StateMuseum or the Secretary of the Department of Cultural Resources any Indianrelic, artifact, mound, or burial ground discovered in the course of suchconstruction or excavation. (1935, c. 198, s. 3; 1973, c.476, s. 48.)