On the requirements and regulations of the state for cemeteries

Administrative regulations "Regulations on Funeral Management" and administrative regulations "Notice on Further Standardizing and Strengthening the Management of Cemetery Construction" (Notice of Ministry of Civil Affairs, Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Land and Resources, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and State Administration for Industry and Commerce on Further Standardizing and Strengthening the Management of Cemetery Construction [2008] No.203) and other regulations and requirements.

Regulations on funeral management

Article 8 The construction of funeral parlours and crematoriums shall be planned by the people's governments at the county level and the civil affairs departments of the people's governments of cities, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government and submitted to the people's governments at the corresponding levels for examination and approval; The construction of funeral service stations and columbariums shall be examined and approved by the people's governments at the county level and the civil affairs departments of the people's governments of cities and autonomous prefectures divided into districts; The construction of cemeteries shall be audited by the people's governments at the county level and the civil affairs departments of the people's governments of cities and autonomous prefectures divided into districts, and then submitted to the civil affairs departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government for examination and approval.

The use of foreign capital to build funeral facilities shall be reported to the civil affairs department of the State Council for examination and approval after being examined and approved by the civil affairs departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government.

The establishment of public cemetery by rural villagers shall be approved by the people's government at the township level and reported to the civil affairs department of the people's government at the county level for examination and approval.

Ninth without approval, no unit or individual may build funeral facilities.

Rural public cemetery shall not provide grave land for people other than villagers.

It is forbidden to establish or restore clan cemeteries.

Tenth prohibit the construction of graves in the following areas:

(1) Cultivated land and forest land;

(two) city parks, scenic spots and cultural relics protection areas;

(3) Near reservoirs, river dams and water source protection areas;

(four) on both sides of the railway and highway trunk lines.

Existing graves in the areas specified in the preceding paragraph shall be moved or buried within a time limit, except for cemeteries with historical, artistic and scientific value protected by the state, and no graves shall be left.

Eleventh strictly limit the cemetery grave area and service life. If burial or ashes are allowed according to the plan, the area and service life of the grave where the remains or ashes are buried shall be stipulated by the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government in accordance with the principle of saving land and not occupying cultivated land.

Notice on further standardizing and strengthening the management of cemetery construction

First, clean up and rectify, and strictly regulate the construction and operation of cemeteries.

(1) Banning illegal cemeteries.

(two) to correct the illegal construction of cemeteries.

(three) clean up the illegal cemetery.

Second, strengthen management and promote the healthy and orderly development of cemetery construction.

(a) to formulate and improve the cemetery construction plan.

(2) Strengthen the management of cemetery construction.

(3) Strict examination and approval of operating cemeteries.

(four) to strengthen the supervision of cemetery management behavior.

Third, deepen reform and advocate a new fashion of funeral.

(a) actively promote the reform of funeral.

(two) vigorously advocate the new fashion of funeral.