• § 12-3-80 - "Submerged Cultural Resources" Defined; Title and Exclusive Right to Regulate Investigation, Survey, and Recovery; Exceptions
  As used in this part, the term "submerged cultural resources" means all prehistoric and historic sites, ruins, artifacts, treasure, treasure-trove, and shipwrecks or vessels...
• § 12-3-81 - Department Named Custodian of Submerged Cultural Resources; Rules and Regulations; Reporting Findings; Duties of State Archeologist
  (a) The custodian of all submerged cultural resources shall be the Department of Natural Resources. The Board of Natural Resources is empowered to promulgate...
• § 12-3-82 - Permits and Authorization to Contract for Investigation, Survey, or Recovery Operations; Renewal and Revocation of Permits
  (a) Any person desiring to conduct investigation, survey, or recovery operations, in the course of which any part of a submerged cultural resource may...
• § 12-3-82.1 - Permits for Investigation, Survey, or Recovery of Deadhead Logs
  Repealed by Ga. L. 2005, p. 632, § 2/SB 283, effective January 1, 2008.
• § 12-3-83 - Prohibited Acts Constituting Misdemeanor
  Any person who violates this part by failing to obtain a required permit or who intentionally defaces, injures, destroys, displaces, or removes any underwater...

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