North Dakota Code 23-21-01 – Definitions
In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the term:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 23-21-01
- 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.
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
1. “Burial park” means a tract of land for the burial of human remains in the ground, used or intended to be used, and dedicated, for cemetery purposes.
2. “Cemetery” means any one, or a combination of more than one, of the following, in a place used, or intended to be used, and dedicated, for cemetery purposes:
a. A burial park, for earth interments.
b. A mausoleum, for crypt or vault interments.
c. A crematory, or a crematory and columbarium, for cinerary interments.
3. “Cemetery authority” includes a cemetery corporation, limited liability company, association, or other person owning or controlling cemetery lands or property.
4. “Cemetery business, cemetery businesses” and “cemetery purposes” are used interchangeably and mean any and all business and purposes requisite to, necessary for, or incident to, establishing, maintaining, operating, improving, or conducting a cemetery, interring human remains, and the care, preservation, and embellishment of cemetery property, including but not limited to, any activity or business designed for the benefit, service, convenience, education, or spiritual uplift of property owners or persons visiting the cemetery.
5. “Human remains” or “remains” means the body of a deceased person, and includes the body in any stage of decomposition or cremated remains.