2012 California Codes
HSC - Health and Safety Code
DIVISION 7 - DEAD BODIES [7000 - 8030]
PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 1 - Definitions
Section 7003
“Cemetery” means either of the following:
(a) Any of the following that is used or intended to be used and dedicated for cemetery purposes:
(1) A burial park, for earth interments.
(2) A mausoleum, for crypt or vault interments.
(3) A crematory and columbarium, for cinerary interments.
(b) A place where six or more human bodies are buried.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 436, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2002.)
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