34-27-21. Definition of terms.Terms used in §§34-27-21 to 34-27-30, inclusive, mean:(1)'Human skeletal remains,' the bones of a human being;(2)'Funerary object,' any artifact or object which was intentionally placed with a deceased person, either at the time of burial or interment or at some subsequent time, and which is reasonably associated with human remains subject to §§34-27-21 to 34-27-30, inclusive, or has been identified, through available evidence, as having been removed from a specific burial site in South Dakota;(3)'State archaeologist,' the individual of this title employed by the South Dakota State Historical Society;(4)'Tribal group,' a federally recognized Indian tribe. Source: SL 1990, ch 6, §1; SL 1991, ch 281, §1.
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