Maine Revised Statutes Title 27 Sec. 378 – Emergency designation as protected site
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 27 Sec. 378
- Excavation: includes , but is not limited to, activities such as purposeful looting, material procurement, construction activities or vandalism. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 27 Sec. 373-A
- in writing: include printing and other modes of making legible words. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Landowner: means any person, corporation, partnership, organization or other legal entity, including a municipality, county or other political subdivision of the State, an agency of the Federal Government and any quasi-governmental entity, which owns or controls a site. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 27 Sec. 373-A
- Materials: means 3-dimensional items, other than artifacts and specimens, and excludes books, papers, manuscripts and archival or library material commonly included in the display or research collection of museums. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 27 Sec. 373-A
- Protected site: means a site that is:
In the case of an area containing archaeological materials or artifacts that is directly threatened with unauthorized excavation, the Director of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, with the written permission of the landowner, may designate the area as a protected site that is subject to this chapter for a period not to exceed 10 years. The director and the landowner shall specify in writing the area that is subject to this chapter. All sites given emergency designation under this section must be posted against unauthorized excavation. [PL 2013, c. 89, §8 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 568, §4 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 146, §2 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 748, §3 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 89, §8 (AMD).