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Minn. Stat. § 306.87 (2026)

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Subdivision 1.Applicability.

Unless the language or context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended, the following definitions apply to this chapter.

Subd. 2.Associates.

"Associates" means the original incorporators and their successors.

Subd. 3.Public cemeteries.

All cemeteries started or established as public cemeteries and all cemeteries hereafter started or established, except cemeteries established by religious corporations, are public cemeteries within the provisions of this chapter.

Subd. 4.Board of directors.

"Board of directors," as used in sections 306.41 to 306.54, means the board of supervisors of a town, the governing body of a city, the board of trustees or directors of a religious corporation or of a cemetery association described in section 306.41.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1961–2026 · leading case: Erickson v. Sunset Mem'l Park Assn., Inc., 108 N.W.2d 434 (Minn. 1961).
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Erickson v. Sunset Mem'l Park Assn., Inc., 108 N.W.2d 434 (Minn. 1961). “, is a public cemetery as defined by § 306.87, subd. 3, which provides: “All cemeteries heretofore started or established as public cemeteries and all cemeteries hereafter started or established, except cemeteries established by religious corporations, are hereby declared to be…”
Mary Nesgoda, Relator, vs. Cnty. of Le Sueur, et al., Respondents (Minn. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 10× “” And, second, Minn. Stat. § 306.87 , subd. 3, provides, “[a]ll cemeteries started or established as public cemeteries and all cemeteries hereafter started or established, except cemeteries established by religious corporations, are public cemeteries within the provisions of…”
Steelmantown Church; Edward Bixby; Loving Earth Mem'l Gardens, LLC; & Matthew Connell v. Carlton Cnty., Minnesota; Sarah Plante Buhs, in her Off. capacity as Carlton Cnty. Comm'r; Marv Bodie, in his Off. capacity as Carlton Cnty. Comm'r; Thomas R. Proulx, in his Off. capacity as Carlton Cnty. Comm'r; Susan Zmyslony, in her Off. capacity as Carlton Cnty. Comm'r; Dan Reed, in his Off. capacity as Carlton Cnty. Comm'r; Kristine Basilici, in her Off. capacity as Carlton Cnty. Recorder of the Carlton Cnty. Recorder’s Off.; & Chris Berg, in his Off. capacity as Carlton Cnty. Zoning & (D. Minn. 2026). · cites it 5× “385; see Minn. Stat. § 306.87 , subd. 3. Despite being titled “Public Cemeteries,” the provisions of Chapter 306 generally apply even to private cemeteries.”
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