SALT LAKE CITY — After a flagpole was illegally installed on Black Rock, the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands is considering removing it.

In a Sept. 22 statement, the division said it is tasked with protecting the site, which sits on the southern shore of Great Salt Lake and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

The flagpole, which displays an American flag, popped up last week. Whoever installed it did not have a permit, according to a Facebook post from the division.

“ The issue is not about the flag but the flagpole that was installed into Black Rock. The division respects the desire to display the flag but needs to ensure it is done so in a proper and legal manner,” the division wrote.

Under Utah State Code 65A-3-1 , building structures on public lands with

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