2023 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6)
Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680)
Article 9 - PROTECTION OF ARCHEOLOGICAL, ABORIGINAL, PREHISTORIC, AND HISTORIC SITES (§§ 12-3-620 — 12-3-640)
Section 12-3-622 - Buying, selling, trading, importing, or exporting American Indian burial, sacred, or cultural objects

Universal Citation:
GA Code § 12-3-622 (2023)
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  • (a) After December 1, 1992, it shall be unlawful for any person to buy, sell, trade, import, or export for purposes of buying, selling, or trading for profit any American Indian burial object, sacred object, or object of cultural patrimony, with knowledge that the object is an American Indian burial or sacred object or an object of cultural patrimony.
  • (b) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this Code section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, may be punished by a fine not to exceed $500.00 for each burial object, sacred object, or object of cultural patrimony involved in such violation.

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