Wisconsin § 157.111 Opening and closing of burial places.

Wisconsin Statutes

§ 157.111 — Opening and closing of burial places.

Wisconsin § 157.111

Ch. 157Disposition of human remains

Subch.subch. II of ch. 157 SUBCHAPTER II

CEMETERIES

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Wis. Stat. § 157.111 (2026).

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157.111  If a grave, mausoleum space or other place used or intended to be used for the burial of human remains is located in a cemetery owned or operated by a cemetery authority, only the cemetery authority or a person designated by the cemetery authority may open or close the grave, mausoleum space or other place used or intended to be used for the burial of human remains.

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