It shall be
unlawful for any person, without prior permission of the federal, state or
private landowner, to willfully or knowingly break, break off, crack, carve
upon, write or otherwise mark upon, or in any manner destroy, multilate
[mutilate], injure, deface, remove, displace, mar or harm any natural material
found in any cave or cavern, such as stalactites, stalagmites, helictites,
anthodites, gypsum flowers or needles, flowstone, draperies, columns, tufa
dams, clay or mud formations or concretions, or other similar crystalline
mineral formations or otherwise; to kill, harm or in any manner or degree
disturb any plant or animal life found therein; to otherwise disturb or alter
the natural conditions of such cave or cavern through the disposal therein of
any solid or liquid materials such as refuse, food, containers or fuel of any
nature, whether or not malice is intended; to disturb, excavate, remove,
displace, mar or harm any archaeological artifacts found within a cave or
cavern including petroglyphs, projectile points, human remains, rock or wood
carvings or otherwise, pottery, basketry or any handwoven articles of any
nature, or any pieces, fragments or parts of any such articles; or to break,
force, tamper with, remove of [or] otherwise disturb a lock, gate, door, or
other structure or obstruction designed to prevent entrance to a cave or
cavern, without the permission of the owner thereof, whether or not entrance
is gained. For purposes of this section, "cave" means any natural geologically
formed void or cavity beneath the surface of the earth, not including any
mine, tunnel, aqueduct or other manmade excavation, which is large enough to
permit a person to enter. Any person violating the provisions of this section
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. |
