Oregon Statutes - Chapter 97 - Rights and Duties Relating to Cemeteries, Human Bodies and Anatomical Gifts - Section 97.740 - Definitions for ORS 97.740 to 97.760.

For the purposes of ORS 97.740 to 97.760:

(1) “Burial” has the meaning given that term in ORS 358.905.

(2) “Funerary object” has the meaning given that term in ORS 358.905.

(3) “Human remains” has the meaning given that term in ORS 358.905.

(4) “Indian tribe” means any tribe of Indians recognized by the Secretary of the Interior or listed in the Klamath Termination Act, 25 U.S.C. 3564 et seq., or listed in the Western Oregon Indian Termination Act, 25 U.S.C. 3691 et seq., if the traditional cultural area of the tribe includes Oregon lands.

(5) “Object of cultural patrimony” has the meaning given that term in ORS 358.905.

(6) “Professional archaeologist” means a person who has extensive formal training and experience in systematic, scientific archaeology.

(7) “Sacred object” has the meaning given that term in ORS 358.905. [1977 c.647 §1; 1981 c.442 §3; 1985 c.198 §2; 1993 c.459 §9; 1997 c.249 §34]

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