Okla. Stat. tit. 8, § 8-181
This is the official text of Okla. Stat. tit. 8, § 8-181, part of Oklahoma’s Stat. tit. 8, — part of the compiled statutory law of Oklahoma, published by the state as "Stat. tit. 8,." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Declaration of policy
Official statutory text
The people of the state have a vital interest in the
establishment of cemeteries and the maintenance, preservation and
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operation thereof. To protect the citizens of the state, to promote
the public welfare and public health thereof, and to prevent and
guard against cemeteries from hereafter becoming a burden upon the
community and the taxpayers of the state, the following provisions
are enacted in the exercise of the police power of the state.
establishment of cemeteries and the maintenance, preservation and
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operation thereof. To protect the citizens of the state, to promote
the public welfare and public health thereof, and to prevent and
guard against cemeteries from hereafter becoming a burden upon the
community and the taxpayers of the state, the following provisions
are enacted in the exercise of the police power of the state.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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