CHAPTER 620
H.P. 1825 - L.D. 2560
An Act to Amend the Acreage Requirements for a Cemetery to Contain a Columbarium
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 13 MRSA §1341 is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
1. Mausoleum, crematory or other structure. A community mausoleum, crematory or other structure that holds or contains dead human bodies may only be erected in a cemetery that is at least 20 acres in size and has been in existence and used for burial for at least 2 years preceding the erection of the structure.
2. Columbarium. A columbarium that holds or contains the cremated remains of dead human bodies may only be erected in a cemetery that is at least 5 acres in size and has been in existence and used for burial for at least 2 years preceding the erection of the structure.
3. Exception. This section does not apply to a structure containing crypts erected or controlled by a church or religious society used for the remains of the clergy or dignitaries of the church or religious society.
Effective August 11, 2000, unless otherwise indicated.
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