Chapter 307 — Plat and Record

307.01 Plat and Record Private individuals and religious corporations can establish a cemetery on their own land by surveying it, creating a … 307.02 Effect of Recorded Plat Once a cemetery plat is recorded, any land grants shown on the plat take effect as legal conveyances. All lots must be … 307.03 Religious Corporations May Acquire Existing Cemeteries Religious corporations can acquire existing cemetery association or private cemetery property through gift or purchase, … 307.04 Conveyance of Lots Religious corporations that own cemeteries can sell burial lots. Deeds are signed by the corporation's treasurer or by … 307.05 Gifts for Proprietary Care of Lots Gifts and bequests to trust companies or individual trustees for the perpetual care of cemetery lots are valid and do … 307.06 Transfer to Association; How Effected A private cemetery can merge with an adjacent cemetery association or corporation by a two-thirds vote of lot owners at … 307.07 Effect of Transfer After a merger resolution is passed and recorded with the county recorder, the private cemetery becomes part of the … 307.08 Damages; Illegal Molestation of Human Remains; Burials; Cemeteries; Penalty; Assessment All human burials and burial grounds in Minnesota must be treated with equal respect regardless of ethnic origin, … 307.082 Civil Actions The attorney general, state agencies, local governments, individuals residing in Minnesota, and organizations with … 307.09 Exemptions Cemetery land up to 100 acres (300 acres for religious cemeteries) is exempt from property taxes and cannot be seized by … 307.10 Vacation; Change of Name Cemetery owners can petition the district court to alter, vacate, or rename their cemetery, following the same process … 307.11 Abandoned Lots; Recovery The abandoned lot recovery procedures from sections 306.21 through 306.241 apply to private cemeteries under this … 307.115 Correction of Interment Errors The interment error correction procedures in section 306.155 also apply to private cemeteries under this chapter. … 307.12 Relocation A cemetery cannot be relocated without the consent of the cemetery owners. 307.14 Green Burials in Private Cemeteries Private cemeteries may offer green burials, which use biodegradable containers and no embalming chemicals. The section … 307.15 Scattering of Hydrolyzed or Cremated Remains Cremated or hydrolyzed (alkaline hydrolysis) remains may be scattered on public or private land and water in Minnesota …