2016 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 8 - Cemeteries
RS 8:414 - Additional powers of the board
§414. Additional powers of the board
The board may do any of the following:
(1) Refuse issuance of an abandoned cemetery sales and management license if the board finds that ownership of the abandoned cemetery is in dispute.
(2) Revoke or suspend an abandoned cemetery sales and management license if the board finds:
(a) The existence of credible evidence of an ownership dispute for the cemetery subject to the license.
(b) The violation by a licensee of any provision of this Title or any applicable rule or regulation promulgated by the board.
(3) Summarily suspend an abandoned cemetery sales and management license, pursuant to R.S. 49:961, when the board finds that public health, safety, or welfare imperatively requires emergency action.
(4) Impose upon a licensee certain retroactive recordkeeping or record creation requirements, including but not limited to the creation of known interment logs, plats, and maps, and any other documentation reasonably necessary for the cemetery subject to the license to be operated in compliance with the provisions of this Title.
Acts 2016, No. 413, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
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