1. If the person or persons in control of a cemetery do not care for and maintain the cemetery, the district court of the county in which the cemetery is located may do the following:
- a. By injunction compel the cemetery to expend the net income of the care fund as required by this chapter.
- b. Appoint a receiver to take charge of the care fund and expend the net income of the care fund as required by this chapter.
- c. Grant relief on a petition for relief filed pursuant to this section by the commissioner.
2.
a. Inadequate care and maintenance of a cemetery includes but is not limited to the following:
- (1) Failure to adequately mow grass.
- (2) Failure to adequately edge and trim bushes, trees, and memorials.
- (3) Failure to keep walkways and sidewalks free of obstructions.
- (4) Failure to adequately maintain the cemetery’s equipment and fixtures.
- b. This subsection is not intended to prevent the establishment of a cemetery as a nature park or preserve.
2005 Acts, ch 128, §67; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §157