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N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 750-p

Area requirements for pet cemeteries

2014-09-22

§ 750-p. Area requirements for pet cemeteries. A pet cemetery which\ncommences operations on or after the effective date of this article and\nwhich provides for the permanent interment of pets shall consist of not\nless than five contiguous acres of real property in total area,\ninclusive of any structures, facilities, or buildings situated thereon\nand used for the business purposes of the pet cemetery. The secretary of\nstate may grant a waiver of the minimum size limit based on factors\nincluding the number of above-ground entombments, the number of remains\nburied and the nature of the surrounding community. Nothing contained in\nthis section shall restrict any town, village or city from enacting any\nlocal law which provides for an area requirement greater than as set\nforth herein.\n

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