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Ch. 209 2005 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(b) (1) [A] SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS
SUBSECTION, A person may not [willfully] destroy, damage, or remove a tree, plant,
or shrub in a cemetery.
(2) THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION DO NOT
PROHIBIT NORMAL MAINTENANCE OF A CEMETERY OR BURIAL SITE, INCLUDING
TRIMMING OF TREES AND SHRUBS, REMOVAL OF WEEDS OR NOXIOUS GROWTHS,
GRASS CUTTING, OR OTHER ROUTINE CARE AND MAINTENANCE.
(c) A person may not engage in indecent or disorderly conduct in a cemetery.
(d) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on
conviction is subject to:
(1) for a violation of subsection (a) of this section, imprisonment not
exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both; and
(2) for a violation of subsection (b) or (c) of this section, imprisonment not
exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
(e) This section does not prohibit the removal of human remains or a funerary
object from an abandoned cemetery if:
(1) the removal is authorized in writing by the State's Attorney of the
county in which the cemetery containing the human remains or funerary object is
located; and
(2) the human remains or funerary object are placed in an accessible
place in a permanent cemetery.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2005.
Approved April 26, 2005.
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CHAPTER 209
(House Bill 415)
AN ACT concerning
Natural Resources - Program Open Space Funds - Transfer to Maryland
Heritage Areas Authority Financing Fund and Required Study
FOR the purpose of increasing the amount of money authorized to be transferred in a
certain manner to the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority Financing Fund from
certain funds distributed to Program Open Space; requiring the Maryland
Heritage Areas Authority to conduct a certain study and submit a certain report
to the Governor and certain committees on or before a certain date; and
generally relating to the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority Financing Fund
and funding for Program Open Space.
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