| (a) For purposes of this section, the terms "cremains
receptacle," "plot" and "niche" have the meanings assigned by Health
and Safety Code, §711.001.
(b) After a perpetual care cemetery organization has
properly dedicated and platted cemetery property, the organization
may place a cremains receptacle that contains not more than four niches
on a plot after a cremains receptacle map has been created. The cremains
receptacle map must:
(1) be a diagram or drawing of the cremains receptacle
as it is to be situated on the plot;
(2) include a notation of the plot by garden, lot and
space the cremains receptacle is to be placed on;
(3) include a legend indicating the direction of the
head of the plot i.e., north, south, east, or west;
(4) include the approximate dimensions of the cremains
receptacle;
(5) include a unique identifier for each niche (i.e.,
number or letter);
(6) include the date the cremains receptacle was placed
on the plot;
(7) include the purchase agreement number of the cremains
receptacle; and
(8) include signature and date lines for approval by
cemetery management.
(c) The original cremains receptacle map must be maintained
with the cemetery's plat maps and be made available at each Department
of Banking examination.
(d) A copy of the cremains receptacle map must be maintained
in the plot owner's file.
(e) A cumulative register or list of all cremains receptacle
maps must be maintained and be made available at each Department of
Banking examination. The register must include at a minimum the date
of cemetery management approval of the map and the plot location of
the cremains receptacle.
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