§6E-41 - Cemeteries; removal or redesignation.
§6E-41 Cemeteries; removal or
redesignation. (a) Any person removing or redesignating any cemetery
shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) Publish a notice in a newspaper of general
circulation in the State, requesting persons having information concerning the
cemetery or persons buried in it to report that information to the department;
(2) Photograph the cemetery generally, and take
separate photographs of all headstones located in the cemetery;
(3) Turn over to the department all photographs and
any other relevant historical records;
(4) Move all headstones to the place of reinterment;
and
(5) Obtain the written concurrence of the department
prior to any removal or redesignation if the cemetery has existed for more than
fifty years.
(b) The requirements of subsection (a) shall
be in addition to any requirements imposed by the department of health. [L
1988, c 265, pt of §1; am L 1990, c 22, §2]