§6E-41  Cemeteries; removal orredesignation.  (a)  Any person removing or redesignating any cemeteryshall comply with the following requirements:

(1)  Publish a notice in a newspaper of generalcirculation in the State, requesting persons having information concerning thecemetery or persons buried in it to report that information to the department;

(2)  Photograph the cemetery generally, and takeseparate photographs of all headstones located in the cemetery;

(3)  Turn over to the department all photographs andany other relevant historical records;

(4)  Move all headstones to the place of reinterment;and

(5)  Obtain the written concurrence of the departmentprior to any removal or redesignation if the cemetery has existed for more thanfifty years.

(b)  The requirements of subsection (a) shallbe in addition to any requirements imposed by the department of health. [L1988, c 265, pt of §1; am L 1990, c 22, §2]