(a) Interment of the dead within the City of Garfield Heights is prohibited, except at cemeteries registered with the Division of Real Estate of the Ohio Department of Commerce as of the date of the passage of this section. A body buried within the City in violation of this section shall be taken up by order of the Mayor and buried in compliance with the law. The cost of taking up, removing, and reburying any such body shall be borne by the person who is responsible for the unlawful burial.
(b) Whoever violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor for a first offense; for a second offense, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree; for a third or subsequent offense, such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. Whoever is convicted of or pleads guilty to a misdemeanor, or minor misdemeanor, shall be sentenced in accordance with Section 501.99. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation or noncompliance occurs or continues.
(Ord. 70-2024. Passed 9-23-24.)