§ 5-501. Limit on land held

   (a) In general. -- Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may not buy, hold, or use, for burial:

   (1) more than 100 acres in the State; or

   (2) any land within the limits of a municipal corporation in the State, unless authorized to do so by the municipal corporation.

(b) Exceptions -- Prince George's County. --

   (1) In the Spauldings Election District of Prince George's County, a person may buy, hold, or use, for burial, up to 125 acres in 1 tract.

   (2) In the Laurel Election District of Prince George's County, a person that operated a cemetery on or before June 1, 1955, may buy, hold, or use, for burial, up to 200 acres in 1 tract.

   (3) In the Kent Election District of Prince George's County, a person may buy, hold, or use, for burial, up to 150 acres in 1 tract.

(c) Exceptions -- Frederick County. -- In Frederick County, a person may buy, hold, or use, for burial, up to 150 acres in 1 tract.

(d) Exceptions -- Baltimore County. -- In Baltimore County, a person may buy, hold, or use, for burial, up to 200 acres in 1 tract.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 23, § 162; 1992, ch. 4, § 2; 1997, ch. 86; ch. 675, § 1, 2; 1998, ch. 21, § 1; 2007, ch. 348, § 2.