Section 5-501 - Limit on land held.

§ 5-501. Limit on land held.
 

(a)  In general.- Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may not buy, hold, or use, for burial: 

(1) more than 100 acres in the State; or 

(2) any land within the limits of a municipal corporation in the State, unless authorized to do so by the municipal corporation. 

(b)  Exceptions - Prince George's County.-  

(1) In the Spauldings Election District of Prince George's County, a person may buy, hold, or use, for burial, up to 125 acres in 1 tract. 

(2) In the Laurel Election District of Prince George's County, a person that operated a cemetery on or before June 1, 1955, may buy, hold, or use, for burial, up to 200 acres in 1 tract. 

(3) In the Kent Election District of Prince George's County, a person may buy, hold, or use, for burial, up to 150 acres in 1 tract. 

(c)  Exceptions - Frederick County.- In Frederick County, a person may buy, hold, or use, for burial, up to 150 acres in 1 tract. 

(d)  Exceptions - Baltimore County.- In Baltimore County, a person may buy, hold, or use, for burial, up to 200 acres in 1 tract. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 23, § 162; 1992, ch. 4, § 2; 1997, ch. 86; ch. 675, §§ 1, 2; 1998, ch. 21, § 1; 2007, ch. 348, § 2.]