Fla. Admin. Code R. 1A-40.003

Current through Reg. 50, No. 235-239, December 10, 2024

Section 1A-40.003 - Definitions

The following words and terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Accession" means the process of formally adding a newly-acquired artifact to the division's permanent collections records and assigning it a unique number.

(2) "Acquire" means the process of agreeing to accept an artifact for the permanent collections of the division and taking possession of the artifact by any lawful method, including but not limited to donation, bequest, purchase, transfer from another agency, staff field collection, exchange, archaeological excavation of state-owned lands, or as a result of an underwater archaeological salvage or exploration contract, pursuant to Chapter 1A-31, F.A.C.

(3) "Agency" means any state, county, or municipal officer, department, division, board, bureau, commission, or other separate unit of government created or established by law.

(4) "Artifact" means an object or group of objects of intrinsic historical, architectural, archaeological, or folk cultural value relating to the history, government, or culture of the state of Florida.

(5) "Deaccession" means the process of formally removing a state-owned artifact from the division's permanent collections records.

(6) "Disposal" means the process of permanently removing a state-owned artifact from the division's permanent collections by one of the following means:

(a) Transferring title to another agency, institution, organization, or individual, and moving the artifact to the premises of that agency, institution, organization, or individual; or

(b) Properly discarding or destroying the artifact, if it has deteriorated or has been damaged beyond usefulness or repair.

(7) "Division" means the Division of Historical Resources of the Florida Department of State.

(8) "Hazardous" means any material that is regulated by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

(9) "State-owned artifact" means an artifact in the permanent collections of the division that is owned by the State, with title vested in the division.

Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 1A-40.003

Rulemaking Authority 267.031(1), 267.115(6) FS. Law Implemented 267.061(3)(m)6. FS.

New 3-28-90, Amended 5-11-92.