All persons desiring to bury a deceased person shall first be required to file a completed death certificate with the registrar of the county before any body may be buried in the village cemetery. If it is impossible to complete the certificate of death within the legal period of time prescribed by state law, the funeral director shall notify the registrar and obtain his, her, or their written approval before the deceased person may be buried in the village cemetery. The burial permit so issued by the registrar shall then be filed with the Village Clerk. It shall be unlawful for the sexton, or other person, to allow the interment of a body without first receiving such permit. The burial permit shall then be countersigned and dated by the sexton. The interment of any body shall be performed under the direct supervision of a licensed funeral director. The applicant shall also file with the burial permit an application containing the name, age, sex, race, and cause of death of the deceased person for the records of the Cemetery Board. Upon completion of the requirements herein, the Village Clerk shall then issue a village burial permit which shall entitle the applicant to bury a deceased person in the village cemetery. In the event that the removal of the body of any deceased person is requested, the Village Clerk shall issue no permit until the applicant shall have first complied with the laws of the state with respect to such disinterment.
(Prior Code, § 3-606)
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Related provisions, see Neb. RS 71-605