(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may not buy, hold, or use, for burial:
(1) more than 100 acres in the State; or
(2) any land within the limits of a municipal corporation in the State, unless authorized to do so by the municipal corporation.
(b)(1) In the Spauldings Election District of Prince George's County, a person may buy, hold, or use, for burial, up to 125 acres in 1 tract.
(2) In the Laurel Election District of Prince George's County, a person that operated a cemetery on or before June 1, 1955, may buy, hold, or use, for burial, up to 200 acres in 1 tract.
(3) In the Kent Election District of Prince George's County, a person may buy, hold, or use, for burial, up to 150 acres in 1 tract.
(c) In Frederick County, a person may buy, hold, or use, for burial, up to 150 acres in 1 tract.
(d) In Baltimore County, a person may buy, hold, or use, for burial, up to 200 acres in 1 tract.
Credits
Added by Acts 1992, c. 4, § 2. Amended by Acts 1997, c. 86, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997; renumbered from Business Regulation § 5-201 by Acts 1997, c. 675, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 1997, c. 675, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1997; Acts 1998, c. 21, § 1, eff. April 14, 1998; Acts 2007, c. 348, § 2, eff. July 1, 2007.
Formerly Art. 23, § 162.
MD Code, Business Regulation, § 5-501, MD BUS REG § 5-501
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
