Sec. 53-332. Burials; proximity to dwelling.
Sec. 53-332. Burials; proximity to dwelling. No person shall bury the body of
any deceased person within a distance of three hundred and fifty feet from any dwelling
house unless a public highway intervenes between such place of burial and such dwelling
house, or unless such body is encased in a lined vault, except in a cemetery established
on or before November 1, 1911, or in a plot of land adjacent to such cemetery which
has been made a part thereof with the approval in writing of the Commissioner of Public
Health. Such approval shall contain a detailed description of the land so annexed and
shall be recorded in the land records of the town in which such cemetery is situated.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any cemetery which, when established,
was more than three hundred and fifty feet from any dwelling house. Any person who
violates any provision of this section shall be fined not more than fifty dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days or both.
(1949 Rev., S. 8633; 1963, P.A. 328; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: 1963 act added exception for body encased in lined vault; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of health with
commissioner of health services, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with
commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and
Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July
1, 1995.