(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Drainage system" has the meaning given in section 103E.005, subdivision 12 . (c) "Green burial" has the meaning given in section 149A.02, subdivision 42 . (d) "Natural watercourse" has the meaning given in section 103G.005, subdivision 13 . (e) "Ordinary high-water level" has the meaning given in section 103G.005, subdivision 14. (f) "Water supply well" has the meaning given in section 103I.005, subdivision 20a . A municipality, town, or other cemetery governed by this chapter that allows for green burials must comply with the requirements of this section. (a) Green burial plots must meet the following criteria: (1) be set back 50 feet from property lines; (2) maintain at least 3-1/2 feet clearance above the ordinary high-water level; (3) not be in standing water; (4) not be within zone 1 groundwater source protection zones around a spring, a water supply well, or a shaft drilled into the ground meant to extract water; and (5) not be within flood-prone areas. (b) Green burial plot locations must be a certain distance from water sources. Green burial plot locations must be: (1) 50 feet from water supply wells and shafts drilled into the ground used to extract water; (2) 100 feet from other springs or watercourses; and (3) 33 feet from drainage systems. A property with green burial plots in a designated location on or before July 1, 2025, does not need to comply with the requirement of subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (1). (a) Green burial plots must be at a minimum depth of 3-1/2 feet from the base of the grave to the soil horizon. (b) Green burials must have 3-1/2 feet of cover. Green burial plots must be a maximum of 300 burials per acre over a 100-year period.
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