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La. R.S. 8:905

Upkeep of cemeteries; local ordinance authorized; penalty; definition of shareholder

Known as the Louisiana Unmarked Human Burial Sites Preservation Act

The act spans §§ 8–8 (54 sections).

Acts 1984, No. 289, §1; Acts 2022, No. 574, §1.

A. Each municipality having a population of twenty-five thousand or less persons according to the latest federal decennial census and having a commission form of government shall be authorized to adopt an ordinance requiring owners or shareholders of a cemetery to insure that the owner or corporation's cemetery is kept neat and orderly.

B. Such a municipality may also adopt as a penalty a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.

C. As used in this Section, "shareholder" means any person who owns a controlling share or a majority of the stock of the cemetery corporation.

Official source: Louisiana State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Louisiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.