{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-5-102","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Business Regulation § 5–102","heading":"","body":"(a) The registration and permitting provisions of this title do not apply to:\n(1) a person that owns and operates a bona fide religious–nonprofit cemetery in this State;\n(2) a cemetery owned by a nonprofit organization created before 1900 by an act of the General Assembly;\n(3) a county, city, or municipal corporation that owns and operates a cemetery in the State;\n(4) a veterans’ cemetery operated by the State; or\n(5) a private family cemetery that does not conduct public sales.\n(b) This title does not apply to:\n(1) the operation of a funeral establishment, including the sale of burial goods in the ordinary course of the funeral establishment’s business;\n(2) the operation or ownership of a crematory in which a person who is licensed and regulated under Title 7 of the Health Occupations Article owns a greater percentage of the crematory than a registered cemeterian, registered seller, or holder of a permit for the operation of a cemetery or burial goods business;\n(3) the operation or ownership of a crematory or incinerator at a licensed medical facility or educational institution;\n(4) a licensed funeral director acting within the scope of the funeral director’s license; or\n(5) a mortician acting within the scope of the mortician’s license.","path":["Article - Business Regulation"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbr\u0026section=5-102","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:23Z","sha256":"a171f6de4f9646515dff22dba533040f54f664fc9ef7cc7cda468ed31fdd1986","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-5-101","next":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-5-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}