La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XIII-707

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XIII-707 - Other Provisions Concerning Certificate or License [Formerly section 705]

A. A certificate of authority or license shall be valid for the period of time stated thereon unless it shall have been sooner suspended or revoked. Each certificate of authority for the operation of a cemetery must be displayed on the premises of the cemetery authority, and each license for the conduct of other businesses shall be exhibited on reasonable request.

B. A certificate of authorityor license provided for by the Louisiana Cemetery Act shall be nontransferable.

C. When an application for certificate of authority has been filed, but has not been acted upon by the board, for a change in the ownership or control of an already-licensed cemetery or cemetery authority and the existing certificate of authority expires, the annual regulatory charge due as provided for by the Louisiana Cemetery Act shall nonetheless be paid.

1. Upon payment of the annual regulatory charge, the board or its designee may issue a temporary certificate of authority, not to exceed 180 days without the applicant seeking and being granted an extension by the board or its designee for good cause shown, whose application for the change in the ownership or control of the cemetery or cemetery authority is pending. A temporary certificate of authority issued pursuant to this Subsection may be revoked by the board or its designee with or without cause.

D. If an applicant fails to submit the necessary documentation needed to complete an application for certificate of authority or license and the application remains pending for a period in excess of 180 days, without the applicant seeking and being granted an extension by the board or its designee for good cause shown, the application will be considered stale dated and the applicant must reapply including the resubmission of all time-sensitive information, documentation, and repayment of the prescribed application fees as provided for by the Louisiana Cemetery Act. Nothing contained herein to the contrary shall prohibit the board from pursuing regulatory action for an applicants failure to comply with title 8 or these rules.

E. Prior to the issuance of a certificate of authority to a newly established cemetery, the board may require the submission of minimum development plans, including, but not limited to, maps and plats and a development schedule for any roads and non-interment structures.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XIII-707

Promulgated by the Department of Commerce, Cemetery Board, LR 1:522 (December 1975), amended by the Office of the Governor, Cemetery Board, LR 39:2741 (October 2013), Amended by LR 432150 (11/1/2017).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 8:67.