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Section 5-501 - Limit on Land Held

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(a) 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) (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) In Frederick County, a person may buy, hold, or use, for burial, up to 150 acres in 1 tract. (d) In Baltimore County, a person may buy, hold, or use, for burial, up to 200 acres in 1 tract.