Regulation of public cemeteries

1. Law
2. US Virgin Islands Code
3. Health
4. Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health
5. Cemeteries
6. Public Cemeteries
7. Regulation of public cemeteries

• The Commissioner of Public Works shall by regulations approved by the Governor, not inconsistent with any laws, provide for the establishment, maintenance, and improvement of public cemeteries in the Virgin Islands, and for the procedure governing their operation. Such regulations shall govern the—

  • (1) laying out of grave plots, and the digging and making up of graves;

  • (2) interment in graves and vaults;

  • (3) maintenance of graves;

  • (4) fees, charges, and means of defraying expenses for grave plots, burials, and maintenance of graves;

  • (5) keeping of records of burials and maps of graves and grave plots; and

  • (6) such other matters as may be incident to the operation and maintenance of cemeteries.

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