Section 5-201 - Office of Cemetery Oversight; Advisory Council on Cemetery Operations. - Maryland Statutes

§ 5-201. Office of Cemetery Oversight; Advisory Council on Cemetery Operations.
 

(a)  Established.- There is an Office of Cemetery Oversight in the Department. 

(b)  Subject to authority of Secretary.- The Office exercises its rights, powers, and duties subject to the authority of the Secretary. 

(c)  Advisory Council on Cemetery Operations.-  

(1) The Secretary shall appoint an Advisory Council on Cemetery Operations. 

(2) The Advisory Council consists of eleven members. 

(3) Of the eleven members of the Council: 

(i) three shall be registered cemeterians representing the for-profit cemetery industry; 

(ii) one shall be a registered cemeterian representing a nonprofit cemetery; 

(iii) one shall be a registered seller from a monument company; 

(iv) one shall be a representative from a religious cemetery; and 

(v) five shall be consumer members. 

(4) The Advisory Council shall be convened at least once a year to give advice to the Secretary and the Director. 

(5) In addition to the annual meeting, the Advisory Council may meet as necessary. 

(d)  Term.- The term of a member is 3 years. 
 

[1997, ch. 675, § 2; 1998, ch. 21, § 1.]