Burial Goods Business Permit Details
Burial Goods Business Permit
General Info - Statewide Permit
This permit, as issued by the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation, is for businesses that provide burial goods and services to the public. Burial goods includes: a casket, a grave liner, a memorial , a monument, a scroll, an urn, a vase and a vault.
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Approval time
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$200.00 - $250,000.00
Application cost
Obtaining the Permit
Ready to get your permit? - Steps, Requirements, and Documents
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The business has to be in Good Standing with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT).
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The business must appoint a Responsible Party who must submit a completed Registered Seller application.
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Provide a list of the officers, directors, members, partners, agents, and employees of the business entity applying for the permit.
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File an application form as required by the director of Cemetery Oversight and pay a nonrefundable fee.
Apply for the Permit
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Download form
Download the application .PDF file
Maintaining Your Permit
Renewal and maintenance -
Maintaining your Permit (aka Related forms/requirements to maintain Permit/stay in good standing)
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Submit a renewal application.
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Pay renewal fee.
Agency/Contact
Permit Issuer - Information
Who issues the permit?
Contact Information
Email: DLOPLCemteryOversight-DLLR@Maryland.gov
Tel: (410) 230-6229 / Fax: (410) 962-8480
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Purpose
Why the Permit is required?
The purpose of the Office of Cemetery Oversight (OCO) is to provide high standards of performance in the death care industry, enhance healthy economic competition, promote consumer confidence in burial goods products and services and to provide structure and oversight to pre -planning arrangements. The OCO provides a responsive complaint/resolution process for consumers and operates a fair and effective regulatory enforcement system for cemeteries, monument dealers and sellers of burial goods and crematories that are subject to its regulatory authority. The primary objective for the OCO is to license and monitor sole proprietorships, individuals, partnerships, corporations and limited liability companies operating cemeteries as well as businesses providing burial goods and services to consumers, including monuments and memorials, in the State of Maryland. OCO also regulates and provides licensure for crematories, under their jurisdiction, in the state.
Legal Authority
What laws and regulations give Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation the legal authority to issue this approval?
The Office of Cemetery Oversight (OCO) was established in Title 5 of the Business Regulation Article of the Maryland Annotated Code by the Maryland Legislature in August 1997. It was placed under the regulatory authority of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.