Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-21-1-25; IC 14-21-1-31

Affected: IC 14-21-1

Sec. 2. (a) The definitions in this section are in addition to those in IC 14 and 312 IAC 1 and apply throughout this rule.

(b) "Cemetery" means any land or structure in Indiana that is:

1. (1) dedicated to; and
2. (2) used for, or intended to be used for;

the internment, entombment, or inurnment of human remains.

(c) "Cemetery restoration" refers to the following:

1. (1) Probing the ground of a cemetery.
2. (2) Recovering, restoring, and resetting a fallen grave memorial.

(d) "Grave memorial" refers to a gravestone, monument, grave marker, or any other type of similar item that is located in a cemetery and used to mark the burial of human remains.

(e) "Probing" means inserting an object into the ground, to a depth not greater than six (6) inches, for the purpose of locating a fallen grave memorial in a cemetery.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 22-4-2; filed Jan 5, 2011, 3:12 p.m.: 20110202-IR-312100059FRA; readopted filed Sep 19, 2013, 10:16 a.m.: 20131016-IR-312130184RFA; readopted filed Mar 26, 2019, 3:39 p.m.: 20190424-IR-312190004RFA; errata filed Sep 24, 2019, 3:27 p.m.: 20191009-IR-312190499ACA; readopted filed Mar 25, 2025, 9:50 a.m.: 20250423-IR-312240574RFA)