(1) (a) The society shall issue or deny permits for the investigation, excavation, gathering, or removal from the natural state of any historical, prehistorical, and archaeological resources within the state and determine whether or not the applicants for such permits are duly qualified to conduct investigations in the field for which the permit is requested.
(b) The issuance, denial, or revocation of permits shall be made in conformity with article 4 of this title.
(2) Permits shall carry the following stipulations, in addition to such others as the society may require:
The investigations, excavations, gatherings, and removals shall be undertaken onlyfor the benefit of reputable museums, universities, colleges, or other recognized scientific or educational institutions, with a view to increasing the knowledge of such resources; and such activities shall be conducted for permanent preservation, either on the site or in museums, open to the public and available to qualified students.
All permit holders shall provide the state archaeologist, within one year after the startof the investigation, excavation, gathering, or removal, with a preliminary report of progress. If such activity continues for more than one year, an annual progress report shall be made. The permit holder shall furnish a final report of the activity undertaken within three years after termination of the field work.
An inventory of all materials recovered during the course of the investigation, excavation, gathering, or removal shall be supplied to the state archaeologist.
Upon receipt of the final report of the activity undertaken by a permit holder, thestate archaeologist may require that a representative collection of the materials recovered be delivered to the state of Colorado and shall determine a repository for the same.
Any permit issued by the society may be revoked by the society, pursuant to article 4 of this title, at any time if there is evidence that the activity authorized by the permit is being unlawfully or improperly conducted or if the permit holder does not honor the conditions of the permit. When a permit is revoked, all recovered materials, catalogues, maps, field notes, and other records necessary to identify the same shall be surrendered immediately to the society.
Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1383, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 131-12-6.