Arkansas Code Title 13. Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources § 13-6-301. Rights reserved

(a)(1) The State of Arkansas reserves to itself the exclusive right and privilege of field archeology on sites owned or controlled by the state, its agencies, departments, and institutions, in order to protect and preserve archeological and scientific information, matter, and objects.

(2) All information and objects deriving from state lands shall be utilized solely for scientific or public educational purposes and shall remain the property of the state.

(b)(1) It is a declaration and statement of legislative intent that field archeology on privately owned lands should be discouraged except in accordance with both the provisions and spirit of this subchapter.

(2) Persons having knowledge of the location of archeological sites are encouraged to communicate the information to the Arkansas Archeological Survey.