Permits to Examine Ruins, Excavate, and Gather

Objects on Public Lands. Permits for the examination of ruins, excavation of archaeological sites, and the gathering of objects of antiquity upon lands owned or controlled by Guam may be granted by the Department to persons or institutions which they deem properly qualified to conduct such examination, excavation, or gathering, subject to such rules and regulations as the Department may prescribe; provided, that the examinations, excavations, and gatherings are undertaken for the benefit of public museums, universities, colleges, or other recognized public scientific or educational institutions, with a view to increasing the knowledge of such objects and that the gatherings may be made for permanent preservation in public museums if so deemed by the Department.