10.1-2304 - Designating archaeological sites and zones. - Virginia Statutes

§ 10.1-2304. Designating archaeological sites and zones.

The Director may designate state archaeological sites and statearchaeological zones on private property or on property owned by any county,city or town, or board or authority organized to perform local or regionalfunctions in the Commonwealth provided that the Director secures the expressprior written consent of the owner of the property involved. No statearchaeological site or zone located on private property may be establishedwithin the boundaries of any county, city or town which has established alocal archaeological commission or similar entity designated to preserve,protect and identify local sites and objects of antiquity without the consentof the local governing body. Field investigations may not be conducted on adesignated site without a permit issued by the Director pursuant to §10.1-2302.

(1977, c. 424, § 10-150.7; 1984, c. 750; 1988, c. 891, § 10.1-905; 1989, c.656.)