Section 390.50  Suspension or Revocation of Permits

a)     Suspension of Permits. The Director of the Department of Natural Resources shall suspend a permit, until conditions leading to the suspension are rectified, if there are indications that:

1)     Any facts in the proposal were misrepresented, or

2)     The research design and/or methodology has been changed without authorization from the Director, or

3)     There are violations of the permit conditions, or

4)     The archaeological investigation is interfering unnecessarily with normal management of the Departmental property.

b)     Revocation of Permit. The Director shall permanently revoke a permit if, after investigation, it is clear that:

1)     Facts in the permit proposal were willfully misrepresented, or

2)     The permittee refuses to conform to research design/methodology requirements set forth in the proposal, or as specified by the Director, or

3)     The archaeologists are willfully interfering with Departmental management practices.