(a)        The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, Office of Archives and History shall establish the North Carolina Archaeological Record Program. The purpose of the Program shall be to assist private owners of archaeological resources in the preservation and protection of those resources. Participation in the Program shall be voluntary.

(b)        As part of the Program, the Department shall establish and maintain the North Carolina Archaeological Record. The North Carolina Archeological Record shall include a list of the archaeological resources owned privately by each person participating in the Program. No archaeological resource shall be enrolled in the Record without the permission of its owner.

(c)        An archaeological resource that is enrolled in the North Carolina Archaeological Record shall be removed from the Record at the written request of either the State Archaeologist or the owner of the archaeological resource. The archaeological resource shall be removed from the Record 30 days after the receipt by the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources of the written request. ?(1991, c. 461, s. 2; 2002-159, s. 35(c); 2015-241, s. 14.30(s).)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 70-49

  • Archaeological resource: means any material remains of past human life or activities which are at least 50 years old and which are of archaeological interest, including pieces of pottery, basketry, bottles, weapons, weapon projectiles, tools, structures or portions of structures, rock paintings, rock carvings, intaglios, graves or human skeletal materials. See North Carolina General Statutes 70-48
  • Program: means the North Carolina Archaeological Record Program established under this Article. See North Carolina General Statutes 70-48
  • Record: means the North Carolina Archaeological Record established under this Article. See North Carolina General Statutes 70-48
  • State Archaeologist: means the head of the Office of State Archaeology section of the Office of Archives and History, Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. See North Carolina General Statutes 70-48
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