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N.Y. General Business Law § 750-p: Area requirements for pet cemeteries

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  1. General Business Law
  2. Article 35-C. Operation of Pet Cemeteries and Pet Crematoriums

§ 750-p. Area requirements for pet cemeteries. A pet cemetery which

commences operations on or after the effective date of this article and

which provides for the permanent interment of pets shall consist of not

less than five contiguous acres of real property in total area,

inclusive of any structures, facilities, or buildings situated thereon

and used for the business purposes of the pet cemetery. The secretary of

state may grant a waiver of the minimum size limit based on factors

including the number of above-ground entombments, the number of remains

buried and the nature of the surrounding community. Nothing contained in

this section shall restrict any town, village or city from enacting any

local law which provides for an area requirement greater than as set

forth herein.

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