Ohio § 961.04
Full text of Ohio Ohio Revised Code § 961.04, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 961.04.
(A) Any person desiring to operate any pet cemetery which is organized or developed on
or after the effective date of this section shall, before selling or offering to sell
any burial right in such pet cemetery, establish an endowment care fund, as required
by division (B) of this section, and place a deposit in the fund of at least twelve
thousand dollars in cash, or in bonds of the United States, this state, or any county
or municipal corporation of this state. Whenever any such person has placed another twelve thousand dollars in the endowment
care fund from the maintenance fee portion of the proceeds received from the sale
of burial rights, in addition to the deposit required in this division, such person
may withdraw the deposit of twelve thousand dollars from the fund. (B) No person shall operate or continue to operate any pet cemetery in this state without
establishing and maintaining an endowment care fund segregated from other assets in
accordance with this section. (C) Any person operating any pet cemetery after the effective date of this section shall
place into the endowment care fund required by division (B) of this section a maintenance
fee of not less than fifty dollars, which shall be charged as part of the purchase
price for the sale of any burial right. This fee shall be placed in the endowment care fund no later than thirty days following
the month in which the entire gross sales proceeds from the sale of the burial right
are received. (D) The moneys of an endowment care fund shall be held and invested in the manner in
which trust funds are permitted to be held and invested pursuant to sections 2109.37 and 2109.371 of the Revised Code . The income from the endowment care fund shall be used only for the maintenance, supervision,
improvement, and preservation of the grounds, lots, markers, memorials, buildings,
equipment, statuary, and other real and personal property of the pet cemetery and
for the payment of real property taxes. Annual reports of all the assets and investments of the endowment care fund shall
be prepared and maintained, and shall be available for inspection at reasonable times
to any owner of a burial right in the pet cemetery.
Frequently Asked Questions About Ohio § 961.04
What does Ohio Revised Code § 961.04 cover?
Section 961.04 is part of the Ohio Revised Code, the codified statutory law of Ohio. 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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