The adjutant general shall establish and operate the North Dakota veterans’ cemetery, which the adjutant general shall locate within or adjacent to Fort Abraham Lincoln state park. The adjutant general may accept and expend private and federal funds to establish and operate the veterans’ cemetery. All moneys received from private or federal sources must be paid to the state treasurer for deposit into the veterans’ cemetery maintenance fund. The adjutant general, with the approval of the governor, may enter into an agreement with the director of the parks and recreation department for the maintenance of the cemetery. The adjutant general shall provide lots in the state veterans’ cemetery for the interment of deceased members of the national guard, other reserve components, and veterans, and their spouses, minor children, and unmarried adult children who were physically or mentally disabled and incapable of self-support. The adjutant general may adopt, amend, or rescind any rules under chapter 28-32 as deemed necessary to implement and administer this section.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 37-03-14

  • children: includes children by birth and by adoption. See North Dakota Code 1-01-18
  • National guard: means that part of the military forces of this state which is organized, equipped, and federally recognized under the provisions of the National Defense Act, as amended, of the United States as the "national guard, air national guard, of the United States and the state of North Dakota". See North Dakota Code 37-01-01
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
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