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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-313 (2025)

(Formerly Sec. 19-161a). Burials above ground restricted

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No person shall be buried, interred or entombed in any burying ground, or in any vault, niche, crypt, columbarium, mausoleum or structure wholly or partially above the surface of the ground, unless such burying ground or structure is located within the confines of an established cemetery which is owned, managed or controlled by a municipality, ecclesiastical society, cemetery association or corporation, as provided in this chapter, or a private burying ground or structure approved by the Department of Public Health.

(P.A. 75-138; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)

History: P.A. 77-614 replaced department of health with department of health services, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 19-161a transferred to Sec. 19a-313 in 1983; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department 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.

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Cited in 1 case, 2010–2010 · leading case: PIQUET v. Town of Chester, 5 A.3d 947 (Conn. App. Ct. 2010).
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PIQUET v. Town of Chester, 5 A.3d 947 (Conn. App. Ct. 2010). · cites it 8× “When the plaintiff apparently inquired of the state department of public health (department) as to what the requirements were for a burial on private property, the department responded in a letter dated January 4, 2005, inter alia, that pursuant to General Statutes § 19a-313, a…”
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