# 17 Ill. Adm. Code 4190.106: Section 4190.106 Custody and Curation

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## Section

- **Citation:** 17 Ill. Adm. Code 4190.106
- **Heading:** Section 4190.106 Custody and Curation
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Administrative Code / Title 17 CONSERVATION / CHAPTER VI: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES / Part 4190 THE PROTECTION, TREATMENT, AND INVENTORY OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES ON PUBLIC LANDS / Section 4190.106 Custody and Curation

## Text

Section 4190
Section 4190.106  Custody and
Curation
a)         Title to Archaeological and Paleontological Resources.
Archaeological and paleontological resources excavated or removed from public
lands shall remain the property of the State of Illinois (see 20 ILCS 3435/1).
All artifacts, implements and material found or discovered by illegal
disturbances or authorized or permitted field investigations, explorations, or
excavations shall be delivered to representatives of the Museum within 30 days
after the Agency acceptance of the final report unless arranged otherwise with
the Museum.
b)         Archaeological and Paleontological Reports and Field Records.
All original field records, notes, photographs and other project documentation
shall be deposited at the Museum within 30 days after the Department acceptance
of the final report unless arranged otherwise with the Museum.
c)         Conservation.  All archeological materials collected under
this Part will be maintained in appropriate conditions as defined in 36 CFR 79,
"Curation of Federally-Owned and Administered Archeological
Collections" (1990). Paleontological materials collected under this Part
will be curated following the same general standards established above for
archeological collections.

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