Administration

Administration. (a) Except as provided in this section, the Department of Public Health shall administer and manage all public cemeteries, providing for by regulation: (1) The application requirements, approval, issuance and fee for burial permits. (i) Such fee shall not exceed $50; provided that such fee may be waived for indigent families and for unclaimed bodies. (ii) The Department of Public Health may impose such conditions on the burial permit necessary to protect the health of the citizenry. (2) The exhumation of human remains for legal or health related reasons and fees that may be reasonably charged to cover administrative costs in connection to such exhumation. (b) The Department of Lands and Natural Resources shall have general supervision of all public cemeteries and over ground maintenance, coordination of burial activities, and further improvements to all public cemeteries as may be required by law. (c) Upon request by and in coordination with the Secretary of Public Health or Secretary of Lands and Natural Resources or their respective designees, the Department of Public Safety shall provide assistance as may be necessary to ensure the security of any public cemetery. Source: PL 11-117, § 6; PL 17-38 § 2(C) (April 21, 2011). .