{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-1-20-17","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 1-20-17","heading":"Legislative findings--Purpose of chapter.","body":"The Legislature hereby declares that the public has an interest in preservation and protection of the state's archaeological resources; that the public has the right to the knowledge to be derived and gained from the scientific study of these resources; and that therefore it is the purpose of this chapter to provide that activities for the preservation, excavation, study, and exhibition of the state's archaeological resources be undertaken in a coordinated and organized manner for the general welfare of the public as a whole.","path":["TITLE 1. STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 1-20. ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/1-20-17","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"56c207b17e5fe30eb03652ce9fe3bd4657c1a4b6cfaaa7d25ddda6db60b50d8b","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-1-20-1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-1-20-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}