# Sec. 2-487. Cemetery in violation of Division

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. 2-487. Cemetery in violation of Division

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 2-487 (2026)

(a) A person may not establish or operate a public or private cemetery or allow a public or private cemetery to be operated in violation of this Division.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Division, an individual may not engage in the operation of a cemetery or engage in a burial goods business or attempt to provide burial goods unless the individual is a permit holder.

(c) Unless a person is a permit holder, a person may not represent to the public, by use of a

title, by description of services, methods, or procedures, or otherwise, that the person is authorized to engage in the operation of a cemetery or provide burial goods.

(d) No person may conduct an interment without holding a valid and unexpired permit issued pursuant to this Division.

(e) No person may perform a disinterment without the prior written approval of the Director, the Health Officer, and the State's Attorney for Prince George's County.

(f) In addition to notification of authorities required pursuant to State law, a person engaged in the operation of a cemetery shall notify the Director promptly of excavation on cemetery property that disinters loose human remains. The Director shall notify appropriate authorities. A person engaged in the operation of a cemetery shall make reasonable efforts to identify the loose human remains and shall reinter or dispose of the loose human remains in a manner consistent with State law and rules adopted by the Director.