* § 1360. Location and disposition of radioactive gold jewelry. 1.
The commissioner is hereby authorized and directed to establish a
program, which shall include the use of such investigations and
personnel as may be necessary, to identify gold jewelry which has been
contaminated by radioactive material which is, or may be, possessed by
residents of this state. Such program shall be publicized by the
commissioner, as may be practicable, to encourage residents to have such
suspected radioactive gold jewelry tested free of charge, except that
jewelers, manufacturers or distributors of gold jewelry may be charged a
reasonable fee for the cost of such tests, as determined by the
commissioner.

2. Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of law, in any case where
such gold jewelry is so identified as radioactive, the commissioner is
hereby authorized and empowered to purchase from a resident on behalf of
the state such radioactive gold jewelry presented by such resident at
the commercial value of the gold content of the radioactive gold
jewelry, upon such terms and conditions as the commissioner deems
necessary and proper, and within the amount appropriated by the
legislature for this purpose.

3. Any such gold jewelry, purchased pursuant to the provisions of this
section, shall be held decontaminated or disposed of in such a manner as
shall be determined necessary and proper by the commissioner which
disposition, however, may include, but not be limited to, the
destruction thereof.

4. Any person, firm, association or corporation who learns that they
possess radioactive gold jewelry shall immediately notify the
commissioner or his designee of the existence of such radioactive gold
jewelry.

* NB Expired July 21, 1982