§ 43.65. Unauthorized Use of City-Owned Artifacts.
Any and all treasure trove, artifacts and such objects having intrinsic or historical and archaeological value which have been abandoned on City-owned lands or City-owned submerged lands shall belong to the City. All recovered artifacts shall be retained or disposed of in such a place and manner as approved by the City Council. No person shall remove, alter, or in any way tamper with treasure trove, artifacts, or any of the objects protected by this section, located on City-owned lands or City-owned submerged lands unless authorized by the City Council. Any person removing, altering or tampering with City-owned artifacts, without said prior permission, shall be punished in accordance with Section 1.08 of this Code.
(Ord. of 6-24-1985, Doc. #19551)