{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-8-905","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 8:905","heading":"Upkeep of cemeteries; local ordinance authorized; penalty; definition of shareholder","body":"A. Each municipality having a population of twenty-five thousand or less persons according to the latest federal decennial census and having a commission form of government shall be authorized to adopt an ordinance requiring owners or shareholders of a cemetery to insure that the owner or corporation's cemetery is kept neat and orderly.\nB. Such a municipality may also adopt as a penalty a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.\nC. As used in this Section, \"shareholder\" means any person who owns a controlling share or a majority of the stock of the cemetery corporation.","path":["TITLE 8. CEMETERIES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=106494","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:13Z","sha256":"c96bdb94f38a95df874cf2e3a43a21e8d7625d669c0a1557cf866bf18b3a1a21","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-8-904","next":"us-la/rs-8-906"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}