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How to apply Meet the requirements. Before applying for a license, you must meet all of the following requirements. Contact the city. Contact the city or county where the property is located to see if it can be used as a cemetery. Dedicate the cemetery property. File a business license application. Submit your application.
Funeral and Cemetery Board | Washington State Department of Licensing.
In Washington, bodies must be buried in established cemeteries. All cemeteries must be run by corporations. You can only bury a body on private property if you meet all of the licensing requirements to establish a cemetery. You can find the rules governing cemeteries in Chapter 68.20 of the Revised Code of Washington.
Can I bury someone on private property? Only if you create a cemetery on that property, following all the licensing requirements. It is a misdemeanor to bury any human remains anywhere except inside a cemetery or a building dedicated exclusively for religious purposes.
There are only three states in America that do not allow family members to bury their deceased relatives on private property: California, Indiana and Washington. Representative Jim Walsh (R-Wash.) has introduced House Bill 1037 proposing an exception for the law in designated family burial grounds.
How to Transfer Ownership of a Burial Plot Step 1 – Get the Deed From the Cemetery. Step 2 – Review the State and Local Laws. Step 3 – Prove You Are the Current Owner. Step 4 – Fill Out the Cemetery Plot Deed Transfer Form. Step 5 – Complete the Transfer and Get the New Deed.
There are no laws that prohibit home burial, but you must check local zoning laws before establishing a home cemetery or burying on private land. Must be embalmed OR refrigerated after 24 hours. Reporting of contagious or communicable disease to attending physician is recommended.