{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-79-3-505","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 79-3-505","heading":"Paleontological landmarks.","body":"(1)\n(a) A site of significance or a site with exceptional fossils may be designated as a state paleontological landmark by:\n(i) recommendation to and approval of the board; or\n(ii) approval of the Legislature and the governor through concurrent resolution.\n(b)\n(i) The director shall notify the board if a concurrent resolution described in Subsection (1)(a)(ii) is introduced by the Legislature.\n(ii) If the board receives a recommendation described in Subsection (1)(a)(i) or notice described in Subsection (1)(b)(i), the survey may prepare a report on the impacts of the proposed state paleontological landmark and submit the report to the Legislature and the governor.\n(c) No privately owned site, a site on school or institutional trust lands, or a site on lands owned or controlled by a city that has a paleontology museum may be so designated without the written consent of the owner or the trust.\n(d) The ownership or control of a site or the site's fossils does not change upon designation as a state paleontological landmark.\n(2) A person may not excavate on a privately owned state paleontological landmark without a permit from the survey unless the landmark is located in a city with a paleontological museum that employs a paleontologist.\n(3) Before an alteration is commenced on a state paleontological landmark, three months notice of intent to alter the site shall be given the survey.","path":["Title 79 Natural Resources","Chapter 79-3 Utah Geological Survey","Part 79-3-5 Paleontology"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title79/Chapter3/79-3-S505.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"8a804a38a8d1deebd8c7eec59dcf8e42d41b8e93173e0951e35128c62d288c75","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-79-3-504","next":"us-ut/utah-code-79-3-506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}