§ 5–102

Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.

Md. Code Ann., Bus. Reg. § 5-102 (2026)

Title 5. Cemeteries

Subtitle 1. Definitions; General Provisions

(a)

The registration and permitting provisions of this title do not apply to:

(1)

a person that owns and operates a bona fide religious–nonprofit cemetery in this State;

(2)

a cemetery owned by a nonprofit organization created before 1900 by an act of the General Assembly;

(3)

a county, city, or municipal corporation that owns and operates a cemetery in the State;

(4)

a veterans’ cemetery operated by the State; or

(5)

a private family cemetery that does not conduct public sales.

(b)

This title does not apply to:

(1)

the operation of a funeral establishment, including the sale of burial goods in the ordinary course of the funeral establishment’s business;

(2)

the operation or ownership of a crematory, incinerator, or reduction facility;

(3)

a licensed funeral director acting within the scope of the funeral director’s license; or

(4)

a mortician acting within the scope of the mortician’s license.