{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-43-124","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 43-124","heading":"Crematories; consent of property owners; permit.","body":"No person shall, in the District of Columbia, build or maintain a crematory or other device for destroying human bodies, except within the limits of some duly-established cemetery in said District unless such person or persons has in writing the consent of the owners of more than one-half of the property within a radius of 200 feet from the place where such crematory is to be erected and maintained and a permit from the Mayor of said District for the erection and maintenance of such crematory or other device; such permit to be for a term of years, not exceeding 5, to be specified therein; provided, that this section shall not apply to such crematories or other devices for destroying human bodies as may have been erected and were in operation on March 3, 1901.","path":["Title 43. Cemeteries and Crematories.","Chapter 1. Cemetery Associations; Regulatory Provisions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/43-124","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"222aa10dbf5d96f15746f8e396020a587fe3f12d60132316d23d65ad6f46302d","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-43-123","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-43-125"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}