The following words and terms are used in reference to the management of permanent historical collections of the Museum of Florida History and shall have the following meanings:
    (1) “”Accession”” means the process of formally adding a newly-acquired artifact to the permanent historical collections records and assigning it a unique number.
    (2) “”Acquire”” means the process of agreeing to accept an artifact for the permanent historical collections of the museum and taking possession of the artifact by any lawful method, including but not limited to donation, bequest, purchase, transfer from another agency, staff field collection, or exchange.
    (3) “”Artifact”” means an object or group of objects of intrinsic historical value relating to the history, government, or culture of the state of Florida.
    (4) “”Deaccession”” means the process of formally removing a state-owned artifact from the permanent historical collections records.
    (5) “”Disposal”” means the process of permanently removing a state-owned artifact from the permanent historical collections by one of the following means:
    (a) Transferring title to another agency, institution, organization, or other entity, and moving the artifact to the premises of that agency, institution, organization, or other entity; or
    (b) Properly discarding or destroying the artifact, if it has deteriorated or has been damaged beyond usefulness or repair.
    (6) “”Hazardous”” means any material that is regulated by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
    (7) “”Museum”” means the Museum of Florida History.
    (8) “”State-owned artifact”” means an artifact in the permanent historical collections of the museum that is owned by the State, with title vested in the division.
    (9) “”Division”” means the Division of Historical Resources.
Rulemaking Authority Florida Statutes § 267.031(1), 267.115(6) FS. Law Implemented 267.021, 267.17, 267.071, 267.061, 267.115 FS. History-New 9-17-12, Formerly 1A-40.003, 1T-12.001.