Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions
Section 5-102 - Exemptions From Title

(a)    The registration and permitting provisions of this title do not apply to:
        (1)    a person that owns and operates a bona fide religious–nonprofit cemetery in this State;
        (2)    a cemetery owned by a nonprofit organization created before 1900 by an act of the General Assembly;
        (3)    a county, city, or municipal corporation that owns and operates a cemetery in the State;
        (4)    a veterans’ cemetery operated by the State; or
        (5)    a private family cemetery that does not conduct public sales.
    (b)    This title does not apply to:
        (1)    the operation of a funeral establishment, including the sale of burial goods in the ordinary course of the funeral establishment’s business;
        (2)    the operation or ownership of a crematory in which a person who is licensed and regulated under Title 7 of the Health Occupations Article owns a greater percentage of the crematory than a registered cemeterian, registered seller, or holder of a permit for the operation of a cemetery or burial goods business;
        (3)    the operation or ownership of a crematory or incinerator at a licensed medical facility or educational institution;
        (4)    a licensed funeral director acting within the scope of the funeral director’s license; or
        (5)    a mortician acting within the scope of the mortician’s license.