2.Grave sites of veterans in public burying grounds. A municipality, cemetery corporation or cemetery association owning and operating a public burying ground shall, in collaboration with veterans' organizations, cemetery associations, civic and fraternal organizations and other interested persons, keep the grave, headstone, monument or marker designating the burial place of any veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States in that public burying ground in good condition and repair from May 1st to September 30th of each year. A municipality in which a public burying ground is located may, in collaboration with veterans' organizations, cemetery associations, civic and fraternal organizations and other interested persons, adopt standards of good condition and repair to which grave sites of veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States must be kept. The standards at a minimum must detail how to maintain the grave, grass and headstones.
If a municipality does not adopt standards, the municipality, cemetery corporation or cemetery association shall apply the following standards of good condition and repair:
A. [2013, c. 524, §1(RP).]B. [2013, c. 524, §1(RP).]C. [2013, c. 524, §1(RP).]D. Ensure that grass is suitably cut and trimmed; [2013, c. 524, §1(AMD).]E. Keep a flat grave marker free of grass and debris; and [2013, c. 524, §1(AMD).]F. Keep the burial place free of fallen trees, branches, vines and weeds. [2013, c. 524, §1(AMD).] [2013, c. 524, §1(AMD).]