Sec. 53-332. Burials; proximity to dwelling. - Connecticut Statutes

      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.