§41-10-181. Authority as state agency; control over Blakeley site, historic park, etc.; promulgation, alteration, etc., of rules and regulations concerning preservation, etc., of Blakeley historic site; penalty for violation of rules or regulations; police powers of authority members; designation of deputy police officers.

(a) The authority shall be a state agency, and shall have exclusive control over the Blakeley site, the historic park, recreational areas, all improvements and exhibits located thereon, and any additions constructed, created, leased, acquired or erected in connection therewith.

(b) The authority shall have the power and authority to establish and promulgate and from time to time alter, amend, or repeal rules and regulations concerning the preservation, protection, and use of the Blakeley historic site and to preserve the peace therein. Any person who violates any rule or regulation so established and promulgated shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, and may be adjudged to pay all costs of the proceedings.

(c) The authority members shall have and are hereby vested with full police power to prefer charges against and to make arrests of any person or persons violating any such rule or regulation. The authority shall have full authority to designate any employee or employees of the authority as deputy police officers, who shall have full authority to prefer charges against or to make arrests of any person or persons violating any rule or regulation established and promulgated by the authority, as provided in this section.

(Acts 1981, No. 81-792, p. 1390, §12.)