(a) Any removal, transfer, loan, sale, destruction, or alienation of any assemblage of prehistoric and historic artifacts recovered from a site on land owned or controlled by the city which has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places or the State register of historic places, or which meets the criteria and would therefore be eligible for placement on the national register or State register, shall be prohibited, except in accordance with a specific plan approved by the council, which plan shall include detailed justification and specific methods to ensure the preservation, integrity, and continued accessibility to the artifacts in furtherance of the policies set forth in this article.
(b) Any person convicted of a violation of this article shall be punished by a fine not more than $500 or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(1990 Code, Ch. 41, Art. 30, § 41-30.3) (Added by Ord. 90-24)