Rights and Duties Relating to Cemeteries, Human Bodies and Anatomical Gifts

ORS 97.750
Permitted acts

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(1)

Any proposed excavation by a professional archaeologist of a native Indian cairn or burial shall be initiated only after prior written notification to the State Historic Preservation Officer and the state police, as defined in ORS 358.905 (Definitions for ORS 358.905 to 358.961), and with the prior written consent of the appropriate Indian tribe in the vicinity of the intended action. Failure of a tribe to respond to a request for permission within 30 days of its mailing shall be deemed consent. All associated material objects, funerary objects and human remains removed during such an excavation shall be reinterred at the archaeologist’s expense under the supervision of the Indian tribe.

(2)

In order to determine the appropriate Indian tribe under this section and ORS 97.745 (Prohibited acts), a professional archaeologist or other person shall consult with the Commission on Indian Services which shall designate the appropriate tribe. [1977 c.647 §3; 1979 c.420 §2; 1981 c.442 §5; 1993 c.459 §11]
§§ 97.740 to 97.760

Law Review Citations

25 EL 463 (1995)

Chapter 97

Atty. Gen. Opinions

Embalming dead human body without prior authorization from surviving spouse or next of kin, (1981) Vol 41, p 457

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