BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor

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ANIMALS, SEWAGE, TRASH, GARBAGE, OR ANY CHEMICAL OR
BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANT WHICH IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TO MAN
OR ANY FORM OF CAVE LIFE.

(B) (C) ANY PERSON VIOLATING ANY PROVISION OF THIS
SECTION IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR, AND UPON CONVICTION

THEREOF, SHALL BE FINED NOT LESS THAN $150 NOR MORE THAN

$500, AND IN ADDITION THERETO, MAY BE IMPRISONED FOR NOT
LESS THAN TEN DAYS NOR MORE THAN SIX MONTHS.

5-1403.

A PERSON MAY NOT SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE ANY SPELEOTHEMS
IN THIS STATE, OR TO EXPORT THEM FOR SALE OUTSIDE THE STATE.
A PERSON WHO VIOLATES ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION
IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR, AND, UPON CONVICTION, SHALL BE
FINED NOT LESS THAN $150 NOR MORE THAN $500 AND IN ADDITION
MAY BE IMPRISONED FOR NOT LESS THAN TEN DAYS NOR MORE THAN
SIX MONTHS.

5-1404.

(A) A PERSON MAY NOT REMOVE, DISFIGURE, KILL, HARM,
DISTURB, KEEP, RESTRAIN, OR IN ANY MANNER ALTER THE NATURAL

CONDITION OR ENVIRONMENT OF ANY PLANT OR ANIMAL LIFE WHICH

NORMALLY LIVES OR OCCURS WITHIN ANY CAVE OR SUBTERRANEAN

WATER SYSTEM ANY CAVE LIFE.

(B) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (A)
OF THIS SECTION, SCIENTIFIC COLLECTING PERMITS MAY BE
OBTAINED FROM THE SECRETARY. GATES EMPLOYED AT THE ENTRANCE

OR AT ANY POINT WITHIN ANY CAVE SHALL BE OF OPEN

CONSTRUCTION TO ALLOW FREE AND UNIMPEDED PASSAGE OF AIR,

INSECTS, BATS, AND AQUATIC FAUNA. A PERSON WHO VIOLATES ANY

PROVISION OF THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR, AND,

UPON CONVICTION THEREOF, SHALL BE FINED NOT LESS THAN $200

NOR MORE THAN $500 AND IN ADDITION THERETO, MAY BE

IMPRISONED FOR NOT LESS THAN 15 DAYS NOR MORE THAN SIX

MONTHS.

(C)         GATES EMPLOYED AT THE ENTRANCE OR AT ANY POINT

WITHIN ANY CAVE SHALL BE OF OPEN CONSTRUCTION TO ALLOW FREE

AND UNIMPEDED PASSAGE OF AIR, WATER, INSECTS, BATS, AND

AQUATIC FAUNA.

(D)

A PERSON WHO VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF THIS

SECTION IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR, AND, UPON CONVICTION

THEREOF, SHALL BE FINED NOT MORE THAN $500 AND__IN ADDITION

THERETO MAY BE IMPRISONED FOR NOT LESS THAN 15 DAYS NOR MORE
THAN 6 MONTHS.

5-1405.

(A) A PERSON MAY NOT EXCAVATE, REMOVE, DESTROY,
INJURE, DEFACE, OR IN ANY MANNER DISTURB ANY BURIAL GROUNDS,
HISTORIC OR PREHISTORIC RUINS, ARCHEOLOGICAL OR
PALEONTOLOGICAL SITE OR ANY PART THEREOF, INCLUDING RELICS,
INSCRIPTIONS, SALTPETER WORKINGS, FOSSILS, BONES, REMAINS OF