{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-157.128","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 157.128","heading":"Minimum acreage requirement for cemetery established on or after November 1, 1991.","body":"(1) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (3), no cemetery may be dedicated on or after November 1, 1991, unless the cemetery consists of at least 20 contiguous acres.\n(2) A cemetery consisting of less than 20 contiguous acres may be dedicated on or after November 1, 1991, if all of the following apply:\n(a) The cemetery is owned by a religious association.\n(b) The religious association is responsible for all liabilities of the cemetery.\n(c) The total acreage of all other cemeteries owned by the religious association exceeds 20 acres.\n(3)\n(a) A cemetery consisting of less than 20 contiguous acres may be dedicated in a municipality that has enacted an ordinance under s. 157.129 if the cemetery meets the minimum acreage requirement specified in that ordinance.\n(b) A cemetery consisting of less than 20 contiguous acres may be dedicated by a cemetery authority that is not required to be licensed under s. 440.91 (1) and that is not organized or conducted for pecuniary profit.","path":["Chs. 145-160, Public Health","Chapter 157 Disposition Of Human Remains","SUBCHAPTER II CEMETERIES"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/157.128","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:00:58Z","sha256":"42395c19822478dfba30b60a9c843420b141ae4e95eb6304ee2d60e8138da022","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-157.125","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-157.129"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}