Md. Code, Business Regulation § 5-502
This is the official text of Md. Code, Business Regulation § 5-502, part of Maryland’s Code, Business Regulation — governs general business licensing and regulation.
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§5–502.
Official statutory text
(a) An alley, canal, road, or other public thoroughfare may not be opened through property of a cemetery if that property is used or to be used for burial.
(b) This section does not authorize a registered cemeterian, permit holder, or other person to obstruct:
(1) a public road in use when the cemetery is formed; or
(2) the site of a future public road that, when the cemetery is formed, is shown on a plat made by authority of the State, a county, or a municipal corporation.
(b) This section does not authorize a registered cemeterian, permit holder, or other person to obstruct:
(1) a public road in use when the cemetery is formed; or
(2) the site of a future public road that, when the cemetery is formed, is shown on a plat made by authority of the State, a county, or a municipal corporation.
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