Construction of mausoleum, vault or crypt: Adoption and enforcement of regulations of State Board of Health; approval of plans and specifications.
1. A person shall not build, construct or erect any mausoleum, vault, crypt or structure intended to hold or contain dead human bodies, which shall be wholly or partially above the surface of the ground, except in compliance with the regulations of the State Board of Health governing their location, materials and construction. The State Board of Health may adopt and, except as provided in subsection 2, the Health Division shall enforce such regulations.
2. An incorporated city or a county which:
(a) Has a building or public works department; and
(b) Has adopted a nationally recognized building code, entirely or with variations,
Êshall enforce within its respective city limits or unincorporated areas any regulations pertaining to the construction of mausoleums, vaults, crypts or other similar structures, as adopted by the State Board of Health under subsection 1, and shall exercise such enforcement, including supervisory control, instead of the Health Division and any district board of health.
3. Before commencing the building, construction or erection of a mausoleum, vault, crypt or other similar structure, full detailed plans and specifications of the structure shall be presented to the Health Division for its examination and approval. The approval of the plans and specifications of the structure shall be evidenced by a certificate in writing signed by the State Health Officer.
Last modified: February 26, 2006