# Sec. 14-130. Cemeteries restricted; penalty

Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.

## Sec. 14-130. Cemeteries restricted; penalty

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 14-130 (2026)

(a) No person shall establish any cemetery within the area bounded as follows:

  (1) Beginning at the intersection of the metropolitan area and the District of Columbia line at its most southerly point; thence along said metropolitan area line to the Marlboro Pike; thence along said pike to Meadows; thence to Camp Springs by way of the concrete state road; thence north along the Southern Maryland Pike to Henson Branch; thence down the said branch to the Fort Washington State Road; thence with the said road to the Fort Washington Reservation and the Potomac River; thence up said river in a northeasterly direction to the District of Columbia and Maryland boundary line; thence along said line to the place of the beginning.

(b) This Section shall not be construed to prohibit the establishment of so-called family burying grounds of reasonable area or graveyards or cemeteries of established churches holding regular services herein.

(c) Any person violating the provisions of this Section shall, upon conviction, be subject to a penalty of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each such violation.