Declaration of policy
Source:
Section 1501 — Declaration of policy, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/NPC/1501 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Dec. 6, 2025).
1501
Declaration of policy 1502
Definitions 1503
Application 1504
Cemetery board and general administration 1505
Special requirements of incorporation 1505–A
Additional requirements for incorporation of crematories 1505–B
Additional requirements for incorporation of natural organic reduction facilities 1506
Cemetery lands 1506–A
Cemetery corporations 1506–B
Transfer of lands of Valley View Rural Cemetery 1506–C
Abandoned cemetery maintenance by cemetery corporations 1506–D
Additional requirements for merger or consolidation of cemetery corporations in certain circumstances 1506–E
Lease of cemetery lands 1507
Trust funds 1507–A
State cemetery board citizens advisory council 1508
Reports by cemeteries 1509
Cemetery rules and regulations 1510
Cemetery duties 1510–A
Repair or removal of monuments 1510–B
Availability for interment on six-day basis 1510–C
Form of authorizations 1511
Cemetery indebtedness 1512
Rights of lot owners 1513
Sale of burial rights 1513–A
Reacquisition of a lot, plot or part thereof by a cemetery corporation 1514
Misdemeanor 1515
Actions affecting cemetery corporations 1516
Sale of monuments 1517
Crematory operations 1518
Crematory operations during emergency declaration 1518*2
Natural organic reduction facility operations
Declaration of policy 1502
Definitions 1503
Application 1504
Cemetery board and general administration 1505
Special requirements of incorporation 1505–A
Additional requirements for incorporation of crematories 1505–B
Additional requirements for incorporation of natural organic reduction facilities 1506
Cemetery lands 1506–A
Cemetery corporations 1506–B
Transfer of lands of Valley View Rural Cemetery 1506–C
Abandoned cemetery maintenance by cemetery corporations 1506–D
Additional requirements for merger or consolidation of cemetery corporations in certain circumstances 1506–E
Lease of cemetery lands 1507
Trust funds 1507–A
State cemetery board citizens advisory council 1508
Reports by cemeteries 1509
Cemetery rules and regulations 1510
Cemetery duties 1510–A
Repair or removal of monuments 1510–B
Availability for interment on six-day basis 1510–C
Form of authorizations 1511
Cemetery indebtedness 1512
Rights of lot owners 1513
Sale of burial rights 1513–A
Reacquisition of a lot, plot or part thereof by a cemetery corporation 1514
Misdemeanor 1515
Actions affecting cemetery corporations 1516
Sale of monuments 1517
Crematory operations 1518
Crematory operations during emergency declaration 1518*2
Natural organic reduction facility operations
