                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DESIGNATING ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND ZONES (§ 10.1-2304)

The Director may designate state archaeological sites and state archaeological
zones on private property or on property owned by any county, city or town, or
board or authority organized to perform local or regional functions in the
Commonwealth provided that the Director secures the express prior written
consent of the owner of the property involved. No state archaeological site or
zone located on private property may be established within the boundaries of any
county, city or town which has established a local archaeological commission or
similar entity designated to preserve, protect and identify local sites and
objects of antiquity without the consent of the local governing body. Field
investigations may not be conducted on a designated site without a permit issued
by the Director pursuant to § 10.1-2302.

HISTORY: 1977, c. 424, § 10-150.7; 1984, c. 750; 1988, c. 891, § 10.1-905;
1989, c. 656.