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116.12 INTERMENTS.
1.   All graves shall be dug by the City under the direction of the authorized City Administrator or designee.
2.   A charge for opening and closing a grave and the sodding and seeding of the mound will be made at a current rate set by the City.
3.   All burials must be authorized by the City as the record keeper of contracts.
4.   No person shall have the right to sell owned burial spots in the City cemeteries without prior notice to the City of Le Mars. Burial spots may be passed down to surviving family. When burial spots are to be passed down or given to family or others, written authorization needs to be provided to the City. To keep records up to date, all changes of ownership need to be reported as soon as possible and the City of Le Mars will complete a quit claim deed for transfer. The City will not sell already purchased lots, it the responsibility of the owner or family member.
5.   No more than one ash and/or one full burial or two ash burials per lot.