§ 23-06-21 — Regulation of cemeteries

All persons, corporations, municipalities, associations, and organizations owning,
conducting, or maintaining a cemetery or plot for the burial of dead human bodies shall:
1. Provide for a sexton or secretary.
2. Cause the lot or parcel of ground used and designated as a cemetery to be platted into
orderly blocks and lots, alleys and streets or driveways, giving to each a distinctive
name or number that must be a permanent designation of its location.
3. File the original plat with the recorder of the county in which the cemetery or place of
burial is located and the copy or blueprint thereof with the sexton or secretary.
4. Register with the department of health and human services the name and location of
the cemetery or place of burial, the name and address of the sexton, and the name
and address of other officers of the cemetery association, corporation, or organization.
5. Furnish such information and reports as the department of health and human services
may require including the submission of plans and specifications for review and
approval before constructing, erecting, or placing on the burial site for the burial or
disposition of any human remains any interment structure or device constructed or
placed wholly or partially above the natural surface of the ground.
6. Keep a local register of all burials showing as to each burial the name of the
deceased, the date and location of burial, the date of death, and the name and
address of the undertaker.