Legacy, Vol. 5, No. 2, December 2000,
p. 17.
Reminder Notices Sent to
Delinquent Hobby Divers
Licensed Hobby Divers who have gone several
quarters without sending in their quarterly report forms will be receiving
reminder notices as part of an effort by the Sport Diver Archaeology Management
Program to improve diver reporting.
So far, more than 75 licensed Hobby Divers
have received notices informing them that they are delinquent in their
reporting.
Under the S. C. Underwater Antiquities Act
of 1991, Hobby Divers are required to file their report forms no later than ten
days after the end of the quarter whether collecting has occurred or
not.
Divers are reminded that they must submit
two report forms each quarter. Artifact Report Forms are submitted to the
Charleston Office of SCIAA's Underwater Archaeology Divison. Fossil Report
Forms are submitted to the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia. To assist
divers in reporting their finds, both the Artifact Report Forms and the Fossil
Report Forms, which are supplied to the diver with his license package, have
preprinted addresses on the back.
Divers who fail to submit reports after
receiving the reminder run the risk of having their license revoked. They will
also be barred from reapplying for a license in the
future.
