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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 09.34.01.03" title_num="09" subtitle_num="34" chapter_num="01" heading="Exception from Permit and Registration Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Except as provided in §§C and D of this regulation, a bona fide religious, nonprofit cemetery is exempt from the permit requirements in this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Except as provided in §§C and D of this regulation, an owner, operator, or employee of a bona fide religious, nonprofit cemetery is exempt from the registration requirements of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A bona fide religious, nonprofit cemetery in which burials have taken place within the previous 5 years, shall file with the Director, once every 2 years, a statement that includes the name, address, and telephone number of the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Cemetery;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Religious organization that owns and operates the cemetery; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Individual who is responsible for the oversight of the cemetery.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>If the Director determines that a cemetery claiming exemption under Business Regulation, §5-102, Annotated Code of Maryland, is no longer exempt, that cemetery and its owners, operators, and employees shall apply for the required permits and registrations within 30 days of the determination.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>