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§ 93.01 DEFINITIONS.
   For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
   ADMINISTRATOR. The person designated by the Manager to perform the functions and exercise the responsibilities assigned by this chapter to the Administrator.
   LOT. A plot of ground within the town cemetery consisting of 2 or more burial spaces, as shown on the official cemetery map.
   MARKER. A plaque installed at ground level at the site of a grave to indicate the name, date of birth and date of death of the person buried there.
   MAUSOLEUM. A structure or building substantially exposes above ground intended to be used for the entombment of remains of a deceased person.
   MONUMENT. A memorial stone or other structure erected at a gravesite in remembrance of the dead.
(1981 Code, § 13-1)
§ 93.02 APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS.
   The following sections apply to all cemeteries within the town: §§ 93.03 through 93.06. The remaining sections of this chapter apply only to cemeteries owned or operated by the town.
(1981 Code, § 13-2)
§ 93.03 BURIAL ONLY IN CEMETERIES.
   No person may bury or cause to be buried the body of any deceased person within the town limits in any place other than a church cemetery operated by a governmental entity or a private cemetery licensed specifically exempted from licensing according to the North Carolina Cemetery Act (G.S. Ch. 65 Article 9).
(1981 Code, § 13-3) Penalty, see § 93.99
§ 93.04 DISRUPTIVE ACTIVITY PROHIBITED.
   (A)   No person may drive any motor vehicle of any kind in any cemetery except upon the main roads and avenues provided therein for vehicular traffic.
   (B)   No person may drive any motor vehicle or park any motor vehicle in any cemetery unless in attendance at burial services or otherwise engaged in activities consistent with the use of a cemetery as a cemetery.
   (C)   No person may take any dog, horse or other animal into any cemetery or allow any animal to run at large therein.
   (D)   No person may intentionally disrupt any funeral services or disturb the quiet and good order of any cemetery by extremely loud or boisterous conduct. Except in the case of military funerals and veterans or military commemorative exercises, no person may carry or discharge firearms in any cemetery.
   (E)   No person may post or attach any bills, posters, placards, pictures or other form of political or commercial advertising within the cemetery or on the inside or outside of any wall or fence enclosing any cemetery.
(1981 Code, § 13-4) Penalty, see § 93.99
§ 93.05 DESECRATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CEMETERIES.
   As provided in G.S. § 14-148, if any person shall willfully commit any of the acts set forth in the following divisions, he or she shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or both, in the discretion of the court:
      (1)   Throwing, placing or putting any refuse, garbage, trash or articles of similar nature in or on a public or private cemetery where human bodies are interred; or
      (2)   Destroying, removing, breaking, damaging, overturning or polluting any flower, plant, shrub or ornament located in any public or private cemetery where human bodies are interred without the express consent of the person in charge of the cemetery.
   (B)   Provided nothing contained in this section shall preclude operators of cemeteries from exercising all the powers reserved to them in their respective rules and regulations relating to the care of the cemeteries.
(1981 Code, § 13-5)
§ 93.06 REMOVING OR DEFACING MONUMENTS AND TOMBSTONES.
   As provided in G.S. § 14-148, if any person shall, unlawfully and on purpose, remove from its place any monument of marble, stone, brass, wood or other material, erected for the purpose of designating the spot where any dead body is interred, or for the purpose of preserving and perpetuating the memory, name, fame, birth, age or death of any person, whether situated in or out of the common burying ground, or shall unlawfully and on purpose break or deface a monument, or alter the letters, marks or inscription thereof, he or she shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Provided that nothing contained in this section shall preclude operators of public or private cemeteries from exercising all the powers reserved to them in their respective rules and regulations relating to the use and care of cemeteries.
(1981 Code, § 13-6) Penalty, see § 93.99
§ 93.07 HOURS OF OPERATION.
   (A)   The town cemetery shall remain open to the public throughout the year from sunrise until sunset.
   (B)   No person may enter the town cemetery at any time other than the hours of operation established by division (A) above.
(1981 Code, § 13-7) Penalty, see § 93.99
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