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This law was first created in 2014. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 500<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d 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 \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2020, chapter 537<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":86911,"section_number":"2.2-4000","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4000\/"}],"permalink":{"id":240269,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85224,"identifier":"54.1-2312.01","token":"54.1\/II\/23.1\/54.1-2312.01","url":"\/54.1-2312.01\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2312.01\/","token":"54.1\/II\/23.1\/54.1-2312.01","dublin_core":{"Title":"Special interments; definitions; regulations by Board","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2312.01","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A cemetery company<\/span> may have a section in the cemetery devoted to the interment<\/span> of human remains and the pets<\/span> of such deceased humans, provided: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The section of the cemetery property dedicated for this purpose is segregated entirely from the remainder of the cemetery devoted to the interment<\/span> of human remains; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> No uncremated pet<\/span> is interred in the same grave<\/span>, crypt, or niche as the remains of a human; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The section of the cemetery is clearly marked and advertised as such by the cemetery company<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A cemetery company<\/span> may have a section in the cemetery devoted to the interment<\/span> of pets<\/span>, provided: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The section of the cemetery property dedicated for this purpose is segregated entirely from the remainder of the cemetery devoted to the interment<\/span> of human remains; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The section of the cemetery is clearly marked and advertised as such by the cemetery company<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> As used in the section, “pet<\/span>” means the same as that term is defined in § 57-39.20<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall adopt such regulations as the Board<\/span> deems appropriate and necessary to implement the provisions of this section. Regulations of the Board<\/span> shall be in accordance with the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSPECIAL INTERMENTS; DEFINITIONS; REGULATIONS BY BOARD (\u00a7 54.1-2312.01)\n\nA. A cemetery company may have a section in the cemetery devoted to the\ninterment of human remains and the pets of such deceased humans, provided:\n\n 1. The section of the cemetery property dedicated for this purpose is\n segregated entirely from the remainder of the cemetery devoted to the\n interment of human remains;\n\n 2. No uncremated pet is interred in the same grave, crypt, or niche as the\n remains of a human; and\n\n 3. The section of the cemetery is clearly marked and advertised as such by the\n cemetery company.\n\nB. A cemetery company may have a section in the cemetery devoted to the\ninterment of pets, provided:\n\n 1. The section of the cemetery property dedicated for this purpose is\n segregated entirely from the remainder of the cemetery devoted to the\n interment of human remains; and\n\n 2. The section of the cemetery is clearly marked and advertised as such by the\n cemetery company.\n\nC. As used in the section, “pet” means the same as that term is\ndefined in § 57-39.20.\n\nD. The Board shall adopt such regulations as the Board deems appropriate and\nnecessary to implement the provisions of this section. Regulations of the Board\nshall be in accordance with the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et\nseq.).\n\nHISTORY: 2014, c. 500; 2020, c. 537.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}