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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
All persons, corporations, municipalities, associations, and organizations owning, conducting, or maintaining a cemetery or plot for the burial of dead human bodies shall:
1. Provide for a sexton or secretary.
2. Cause the lot or parcel of ground used and designated as a cemetery to be platted into orderly blocks and lots, alleys and streets or driveways, giving to each a distinctive name or number that must be a permanent designation of its location.
3. File the original plat with the recorder of the county in which the cemetery or place of burial is located and the copy or blueprint thereof with the sexton or secretary.
4. Register with the department of health and human services the name and location of the cemetery or place of burial, the name and address of the sexton, and the name and address of other officers of the cemetery association, corporation, or organization.
5. Furnish such information and reports as the department of health and human services may require including the submission of plans and specifications for review and approval before constructing, erecting, or placing on the burial site for the burial or disposition of any human remains any interment structure or device constructed or placed wholly or partially above the natural surface of the ground.
6. Keep a local register of all burials showing as to each burial the name of the deceased, the date and location of burial, the date of death, and the name and address of the undertaker.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - North Dakota Century Code Title 23. Health and Safety § 23-06-21. Regulation of cemeteries - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nd/title-23-health-and-safety/nd-cent-code-sect-23-06-21/
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