N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-341
Authority to establish and operate cemeteries
North Carolina · North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 160A — Chapter 160A. · Status: effective
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- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-341, Authority to establish and operate cemeteries, North Carolina, version 1 as recorded 2026-08-18, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1333754
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Authority to establish and operate cemeteries. A city shall have authority to establish, operate, and maintain cemeteries either inside or outside its corporate limits, may acquire and hold real and personal property for cemetery purposes by gift, purchase, or (for real property) by exercise of the power of eminent domain, may devote any property owned by the city to use as a cemetery, may prohibit burials at any place within the city other than city cemeteries, and may regulate the manner of burial in city cemeteries. Nothing in this section shall confer upon any city authority to prohibit or regulate burials in cemeteries licensed by the State Burial Association Commissioner, or in church cemeteries. As used in this Article "cemetery" includes columbariums and facilities for cremation. (1917, c. 136, subch. 5, s. 1; 1919, cc. 136, 237; C.S., s. 2787; 1969, c. 402; 1971, c. 698, s. 1.)