Township of Blair, PA Chapter 183 Burials and Interments

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Blair 10-12-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-02. Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 183-1 Applicability.

This chapter applies to the burial of deceased persons within the Township of Blair, Blair County, Pennsylvania, by any person, firm, corporation, or other entity owning or occupying property within the Township of Blair, Blair County, Pennsylvania.

§ 183-2 Burial of deceased persons.

[Amended 12-14-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-03]

No person, firm, corporation, or other entity owning or occupying any property within the Township of Blair shall bury, inter, or knowingly allow or permit the burial or interment of a deceased person in or on land within the Township of Blair unless said burial or interment is in or on land currently used as a cemetery or formally recognized burial ground within the geographical limits of the Township of Blair.

§ 183-3 Violations and penalties.

[Amended 5-8-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-01]

Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township before a Magisterial District Judge, pay a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Township in the enforcement of this chapter. No judgment shall be imposed until the date of the determination of the violation by the Magisterial District Judge. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of the Township are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance herewith. The imposition of a fine or other penalty for any violation of or noncompliance with this chapter shall not excuse the violation or noncompliance or permit the same to continue. All violations and noncompliances of this chapter must be remedied and corrected within 30 days after a citation is issued for a violation of this chapter.