(a) It shall be unlawful to bury a dead body outside of a registered cemetery.
(b) The sexton or person in charge of the cemetery shall keep a correct record on a form prescribed by the Department of Health of each body buried in the cemetery.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare
Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety
Chapter 17 - Death and Disposition of the Dead
Subchapter 9 - Cemeteries Generally
§ 20-17-901. Registration required
§ 20-17-902. Burial in registered cemetery required — Records
§ 20-17-903. Application to locate or extend boundaries
§ 20-17-904. Perpetual care trust
§ 20-17-905. Abandonment — Definition
§ 20-17-906. Disposition of abandoned cemetery lots — Definition
§ 20-17-907. County abandoned cemetery registration boards
§ 20-17-908. Responsibilities of county abandoned cemetery registration boards
§ 20-17-909. Minimum maintenance for petitioned abandoned cemeteries