Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 391 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 391-5 - HISTORIC PRESERVATION › Subject 391-5-1 - STATE PARKS AND HISTORIC SITES SYSTEM › Rule 391-5-1-.04 - Resource Protection

Current through Rules and Regulations
				filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Natural, Historic, and
				Archaeological Resources.
(a) Except
				as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall:
1. Willfully mark, deface, damage, displace,
				remove or tamper with any site building facility, bridge, table, bench,
				fireplace, railing, paving or paving material, water line or other utility,
				permanent or temporary sign, placard or notice, monument, stake, post, boundary
				marker, or other site structure, equipment, or property.
2. Walk or climb on or over or enter any
				building, structure, historic or archaeological resource or natural feature
				unless such activity is authorized or conducted by the site manager or division
				associates.
3. Toss, throw or roll
				rocks or other items inside or into caves, caverns, valleys, canyons, or
				gorges, or down hillsides or mountainsides.
4. Possess, catch, destroy, injure, deface,
				remove, dig, disturb, buy, sell, give to another or accept as a gift in or from
				any site:
(i) Living or dead mammals, birds,
				fish, amphibians or reptiles, or the parts or products thereof, such as nests,
				eggs, and antlers.
(ii) Plants or
				the parts or products thereof.
(iii) Paleontological specimens, geological
				or mineral resources or cave formations.
(iv) Historical structures, their furnishings
				or fixtures, or other cultural or archaeological resources.
This section does not apply to animals, birds, fish or plants
				  taken in accordance with law and these rules or commercially purchased
				  foodstuffs otherwise in compliance with law.
5. Introduce into any site any plant or
				animal species by willful abandonment, negligence or for any other reason
				without authorization of the director. Authorization shall be granted only in
				cases where the introduction can be shown to be beneficial to the site and in
				keeping with natural systems management principles.
6. Feed, touch, tease, frighten or
				intentionally disturb wildlife nesting, breeding or other activities.
7. Dress or butcher game animals, birds, or
				fish taken according to Title 27, Official Code of Georgia Annotated, except at
				facilities specifically designated for that purpose.
8. Ignite or attempt to ignite any fire
				except in places provided or designated for such purposes, under the continuous
				care and direction of a responsible person. All fires, matches, and smoldering
				material must be completely extinguished after use. During periods of high fire
				danger, the site manager may close all or a portion of a site to lighting or
				maintaining fires.
9. Use stoves or
				lanterns, except under conditions that may be established by the site
				manager.
10. Use or possess wood
				gathered in the site except dead and fallen wood gathered in an area designated
				by the site manager or salvaged by site associates as a result of natural
				causes or authorized construction. Such wood may be used only within the site
				as fuel in campfires or grills, unless its removal from the site is authorized
				in writing by the site manager.
12.
				Smoke in areas designated by the site manager as non-smoking areas.
13. Possess or use a mineral or metal
				detector, magnetometer, side scan sonar, subbottom profiler, or any other
				electronic device for the detection of metals, minerals, artifacts, or lost
				articles or for treasure hunting. This paragraph does not apply to:
(i) A device broken down and stored or packed
				to prevent its use while in site areas.
(ii) Electronic equipment used only for the
				navigation and safe operation of boats or the detection of fish.
(iii) Equipment used for authorized
				scientific or administrative activities.
14. The restrictions in this chapter do not
				apply to the properly authorized actions of contractors, concessionaires and
				associates of the department.