§ 13 §1371-A — Limitations on construction and excavation near burial sites

1.
Known burial sites.
Construction or excavation near a known burial site or within the boundaries of an established cemetery must comply with any applicable land use ordinance concerning burial sites or established cemeteries, whether or not the burial site or established cemetery is properly recorded in the deed to the property. In the absence of local ordinances, construction or excavation may not be conducted within 25 feet of a known burial site or within 25 feet of the boundaries of an established cemetery, whichever is the greater, whether or not the burial site or established cemetery is properly recorded in the deed to the property, except:
2.
Undocumented burial site.
The following procedures apply to construction or excavation that threatens an undocumented or unmarked burial site.
3.
Application.
This section applies only to burial sites and established cemeteries containing the bodies of humans.

Legislative History

PL 1991, c. 412, §2 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 112, §§2, 3 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 310, §1 (AMD). RR 2009, c. 2, §§27, 28 (COR).