The township (town) people's government and the city street office shall designate personnel to be responsible for the funeral management and guide the village (neighborhood) committees to do a good job in the funeral management.
Public security, market supervision, natural resources planning, health, ecological environment, urban and rural construction, urban management, forestry and grass, folk religion, price and other administrative departments shall, according to their respective functions and duties, assist in funeral management. Article 5 The people's governments of cities and counties (districts) shall incorporate the construction of funeral facilities into local urban and rural construction plans and capital construction plans. Sixth departments of culture, tourism, radio, film and television should do a good job in the publicity and education of funeral reform. State organs, social organizations, enterprises and institutions, village (neighborhood) committees and other organizations shall educate and guide citizens to abandon funeral customs.
Citizens engaged in funeral activities shall consciously abide by relevant laws and regulations, and shall not interfere with public order, endanger public safety or infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of others.
Every year, Tomb-Sweeping Day is a publicity day for funeral reform. Seventh areas with dense population, less arable land, convenient transportation and perfect cremation facilities should be cremated; Where cremation conditions are not met, burial is allowed. Cremation is gradually carried out in burial areas.
Delineation of areas where cremation and burial are allowed in municipal districts and counties shall be proposed by the municipal civil affairs department and the county people's government respectively, reviewed by the municipal people's government and approved by the provincial people's government.
Respect the funeral customs of ethnic minorities; Voluntary reform of funeral customs, others shall not interfere. Chapter II Management of Funeral Facilities, Equipment and Articles Article 8 The construction of funeral facilities shall be handled in accordance with the following provisions:
(a) the construction of funeral parlours and crematoria, proposed by the municipal civil affairs department, approved by the Municipal People's government;
(two) the construction of funeral service stations and columbariums shall be examined and approved by the county people's government under the jurisdiction of the city, and the municipal districts shall be examined and approved by the municipal civil affairs department;
(three) the construction and expansion of operating cemeteries shall be submitted to the provincial civil affairs department for examination and approval after being examined and approved by the municipal civil affairs department;
(four) public cemetery for rural villagers, approved by the township (town) people's government, submitted to the county (District) civil affairs department for approval.
The construction of funeral facilities shall go through the relevant procedures such as land acquisition and land use according to law. Article 9 It is forbidden to build graves in the following areas:
(a) city parks, scenic spots, cultural relics protection areas and nature reserves;
(2) River banks, reservoirs, river dams and water source protection areas;
(three) on both sides of the railway and highway trunk lines;
(4) Other areas prohibited by laws and regulations.
Existing graves in the areas specified in the preceding paragraph, except cemeteries with historical, artistic and scientific value protected by the state, shall be moved, afforested or buried within a time limit, leaving no graves. The specific time limit shall be stipulated by the municipal and county people's governments. Tenth operating ashes cemetery shall not bury the remains or put ashes and bones into coffins. Article 11 Grave area of cemetery: The area of single tomb and double tomb for burying ashes shall not exceed one square meter, the area of single tomb for burying remains shall not exceed four square meters, and the area of double tomb shall not exceed six square meters. Twelfth prohibit the construction of graves outside the cemetery.
If the existing grave construction does not conform to the provisions of laws and regulations, the competent departments of civil affairs and natural resources planning shall gradually clean up, relocate and dismantle it in accordance with the urban development plan. Thirteenth funeral service units should strengthen the management of funeral service facilities, update and transform old cremation equipment to prevent environmental pollution.
Funeral service personnel shall abide by the operating rules and professional ethics, implement standardized and civilized services, and shall not take advantage of their work to obtain property. Fourteenth cremation machines, corpse trucks, corpse refrigerators and other funeral equipment must meet the technical standards prescribed by the state. It is forbidden to manufacture, sell or use funeral equipment that does not meet the national technical standards. Fifteenth prohibit the manufacture and sale of feudal superstitious funeral supplies. It is forbidden to sell coffins and other funeral supplies in areas where cremation is carried out. Sixteenth funeral service charges in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state and province.
Charges for operating funeral supplies and funeral services shall be clearly marked. The civil affairs department shall cooperate with the price department to strengthen the supervision and management of the operating price of funeral supplies and funeral service charges. Chapter III Disposal of Remains and Funeral Management Article 17 If a person dies in a cremation area, his remains shall be cremated.
The remains that should be cremated should be cremated nearby. If it is really necessary to transport it in different places, it shall report to the funeral management department at or above the county level and be transported by special vehicles. Except as otherwise provided by laws and regulations. Article 18 Anyone who died of plague, cholera or anthrax shall be cremated on the spot within 24 hours after being disinfected by the medical institution that admitted the patient in conjunction with the local health and quarantine institution, and it is strictly forbidden to be transported abroad or buried.
In case of death due to other infectious diseases, if necessary, the remains shall be cremated after disinfection or buried deep in accordance with regulations, and it is strictly prohibited to transport them abroad.