Rhode Island General Laws 5-33.2-9. Cemetery operators ineligible to conduct business of funeral directing
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Any person or persons, association, or corporation having charge of or conducting a cemetery shall not engage in the business of funeral directing. No funeral home will be licensed, nor be permitted to operate as a funeral home, if it is located on property owned by a cemetery or is contiguous with cemetery property.
History of Section.
P.L. 1995, ch. 255, § 2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-33.2-9
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Funeral: means a period following death in which there are religious services or other rites or ceremonies with the body of the deceased present. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-33.2-1
- Person: includes individuals, partnerships, corporations, limited-liability companies, associations, and organizations of all kinds. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-33.2-1