District Of Columbia § 43-114 - Distance from City and from dwellings.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 43-114 — Distance from City and from dwellings., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 43-114. Distance from City and from dwellings.
43-114No person or persons or cemetery association shall lay out any new cemetery, or part of any cemetery, within the City of Washington, in the District of Columbia, nor in said District, within one and one-half miles from the boundaries of said City; no person or cemetery association shall, in said District, lay out any cemetery, or part of any cemetery, within less than 200 yards of any dwelling house, except with the written consent of the owner, lessee, and occupant of such house, nor without a permit to do so from the Mayor of said District.
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What does D.C. Code § 43-114 cover?
Section 43-114 ("Distance from City and from dwellings.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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