13-6-307. Digging up or removing artifact without permission — Penalty.

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13-6-307. Digging up or removing artifact without permission — Penalty.

13-6-307. Digging up or removing artifact without permission — Penalty. (a)(1) It is unlawful for any person, natural or corporate, to knowingly dig up an artifact from the private land of the owner without first obtaining the owner's permission. (2) A violation of subdivision (a)(1) of this section is a: (A) Class D felony for the first offense and a Class C felony for a subsequent offense if the value of all artifacts dug up or the cost to restore or repair the owner's property is greater than one thousand dollars ($1,000); or (B) Class B misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class A misdemeanor for a subsequent offense if the value of all artifacts dug up or the cost to restore or repair the owner's property is one thousand dollars ($1,000) or less. (b)(1) It is unlawful for any person, natural or corporate, to knowingly remove an artifact from the private land of the owner without first obtaining the owner's permission. (2) A violation of subdivision (b)(1) of this section is a Class C misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class B misdemeanor for a subsequent offense.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 13-6-307

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