2016 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 8 - Cemeteries
RS 8:201 - Incorporation required
CHAPTER 4. CEMETERY COMPANIES
§201. Incorporation required
It is unlawful for any corporation, partnership, firm, trust, association, or individual to engage in or transact any of the businesses of a cemetery within this state except by means of a corporation authorized to operate a cemetery. The corporation shall engage in the cemetery business in this state only if it has received a certificate of authority from the board pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2 of this Title. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a family burial ground as defined in R.S. 8:1(22).
Acts 1974, No. 417, §1; Acts 2015, No. 222, §1.
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