(a)
- (1) An application to modify an existing permit shall be filed and shall include the information required in Arkansas Code § 20-17-1011.
- (2) A specific form is not required, but the application must be in writing and signed in the presence of a notary.
- (b) An application must be filed with the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services at least twenty (20) calendar days before the meeting at which the board will consider the application.
- (c) A fee of four hundred dollars ($400) shall accompany the application for amendment of the permit.
- (d) If the proposed rules and regulations for the use, care, and management of the cemetery or the proposed method of establishing a permanent maintenance fund are already on file with the board, the applicant may incorporate such information by reference in lieu of submitting a copy of the rules and regulations of the cemetery.
(e)
- (1) The board may determine that an amendment to a permit may be necessary.
- (2) If so, the cemetery company presently holding the permit shall be notified of the board’s decision to review the existing permit, and it shall be given an opportunity at the meeting to participate in the discussion.
- (f) Any application to amend a permit shall be discussed at a regular or a special meeting of the board.
(g)
- (1) If the board determines that an existing permit should be amended, the board shall issue a new permit.
- (2) The new permit shall supersede the previous permit.
- (3) The new amended permit shall be filed by the cemetery company with the county clerk in the county in which the cemetery is located and a copy sent to the Department of Health.