§ 121-23. Department is custodian of underwater personal property of the State and may adopt rules concerning the property.
§ 121‑23. Department iscustodian of underwater personal property of the State and may adopt rulesconcerning the property.
The Department of CulturalResources is the custodian of shipwrecks, vessels, cargoes, tackle, andunderwater archaeological artifacts to which the State has title under G.S. 121‑22. The Department of Cultural Resources may adopt rules necessary to preserve,protect, recover, or salvage any or all of these properties. (1967,c. 533, s. 2; 1973, c. 476, s. 48; 1993, c. 249.)