79-3-504 - Revocation or suspension of permits -- Criminal penalties.
79-3-504. Revocation or suspension of permits -- Criminal penalties.
(1) A permitting agency under Section 79-3-501 or 79-3-502 may revoke or suspend apermit if the permittee fails to conduct the excavation pursuant to the law, the rules enacted bythe permitting agency, or permit provisions.
(2) (a) A person violating any provision of Section 79-3-501 or 79-3-502 is guilty of aclass B misdemeanor.
(b) A person convicted of violating any provision of Section 79-3-501 or 79-3-502, orthe rules promulgated by the survey or the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administrationunder those sections, shall forfeit to the state or the respective trust all paleontological resourcesdiscovered by or through the person's efforts, in addition to any penalties imposed.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 344, 2009 General Session