§ 54.1-2312.01 Special interments; definitions; regulations by Board
A. A cemetery company may have a section in the cemetery devoted to the interment of human remains and the pets of such deceased humans, provided:
1. The section of the cemetery property dedicated for this purpose is segregated entirely from the remainder of the cemetery devoted to the interment of human remains;
2. No uncremated pet is interred in the same grave, crypt, or niche as the remains of a human; and
3. The section of the cemetery is clearly marked and advertised as such by the cemetery company.
B. A cemetery company may have a section in the cemetery devoted to the interment of pets, provided:
1. The section of the cemetery property dedicated for this purpose is segregated entirely from the remainder of the cemetery devoted to the interment of human remains; and
2. The section of the cemetery is clearly marked and advertised as such by the cemetery company.
C. As used in the section, “pet” means the same as that term is defined in § 57-39.20.
D. The Board shall adopt such regulations as the Board deems appropriate and necessary to implement the provisions of this section. Regulations of the Board shall be in accordance with the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.).
History
This law was first created in 2014. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 500 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2020, chapter 537.
2014, c. 500; 2020, c. 537.