Sec. 2458.
(1) A person or governmental entity shall not establish a cemetery in this state until a description of the premises and a plat showing the cemetery's division is filed in duplicate with the local health department having jurisdiction of the premises. A local health department shall not approve a proposed cemetery if the local health department determines that establishment or operation of the cemetery would be injurious to the public health. The local health department shall determine whether it is safe and healthful for a cemetery to be established in the proposed location and if the local health department approves the location and the plat of the premises, the local health department shall indorse its approval on both plats. When the establishment of a cemetery is approved, 1 plat shall be returned to the proprietor and the other shall be retained and preserved by the local health department.
(2) The local health department shall supervise activities to vacate a cemetery and the removal and reinterment of bodies and remains.
History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 Popular Name: Act 368
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211)
Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625)
368-1978-2-24 - Part 24 Local Health Departments (333.2401...333.2498)
Section 333.2403 - Definitions; a to D.
Section 333.2406 - Definitions; L.
Section 333.2408 - Definitions; R to U.
Section 333.2411 - Division of Powers and Duties.
Section 333.2413 - County Health Department; County Board of Health.
Section 333.2415 - Creation of District Health Department; Composition of District Board of Health.
Section 333.2419 - Employment of Personnel; Consolidation of Functions.
Section 333.2421 - City Health Department; Creation; Powers and Duties.
Section 333.2422 - Selection of Option by City; Notice of Intent.
Section 333.2428 - Local Health Officer; Appointment; Qualifications; Powers and Duties.
Section 333.2433 - Local Health Department; Powers and Duties Generally.
Section 333.2435 - Local Health Department; Additional Powers.
Section 333.2442 - Adoption of Regulation; Notice of Public Hearing.
Section 333.2443 - Violation of Regulation or Order; Misdemeanor; Penalty.
Section 333.2444 - Fees for Services; Expenses and Compensation.
Section 333.2446 - Inspection or Investigation.
Section 333.2448 - Intergovernmental Contracts; Existing Contracts Not Affected.
Section 333.2453 - Epidemic; Emergency Order and Procedures; Involuntary Detention and Treatment.
Section 333.2463 - Appearance Tickets.
Section 333.2465 - Injunctive Action; Liability for Damages.
Section 333.2471 - Program; Establishment; Objectives.
Section 333.2476 - Reimbursement of Certain Expenditures Prohibited.
Section 333.2479 - Criteria for Determining Costs for Services.
Section 333.2481 - Condition for Approval of Funding.
Section 333.2483 - Conditions for Reimbursement.
Section 333.2490 - Administration of MCL 333.2471 to 333.2498.
Section 333.2495 - Rules; Determinations; Review and Comment.