Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
Title 8. DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE BODY |
Subtitle C. CEMETERIES AND CREMATORIES |
Chapter 713. LOCAL REGULATION OF CEMETERIES |
Subchapter A. MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF CEMETERIES |
Sec. 713.011. MAINTENANCE OF MUNICIPAL CEMETERIES
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(a) A municipality that operates or has jurisdiction over a public cemetery shall maintain the cemetery in a condition that does not endanger the public health, safety, comfort, or welfare.
(b) A municipality's responsibility to maintain a cemetery under this section includes:
(1) repairing and maintaining any fences, walls, buildings, roads, or other improvements;
(2) leveling or straightening markers or memorials;
(3) properly maintaining lawns, shrubbery, and other plants;
(4) removing debris, including dead flowers and deteriorated plastic ornaments; and
(5) promptly restoring gravesites following an interment.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 , Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2009.