The term “perpetual care,” used in reference to cemetery plots shall mean the maintenance, repair, care to the end that such grounds shall remain and be reasonably cared for as cemetery grounds forever. A restricted fund is created, to be known and designated as the “perpetual care cemetery fund,” which shall be funded by the deposit of an amount equal to or greater than twenty percent of the gross selling price, or $50.00, whichever is more, for each sale of interment lot within the cemetery. The fund shall be administered in accordance with the purposes and provisions of Iowa Code Chapter 523I.
The perpetual care cemetery fund shall be maintained separate from all operating funds of the cemetery and the principal of the fund shall not be reduced voluntarily except as specifically permitted by the Iowa Cemetery Act and applicable administrative regulations.