§ 5-10-2. Injuries to cemeteries, burial grounds, etc.

(a)

If any person shall:

(1)

Willfully and maliciously destroy, mutilate, deface, injure or remove any tomb, monument, gravestone or other structure placed within any cemetery, graveyard or place of burial, or within any lot belonging to any memorial or monumental association, or any fence, railing or other work for the protection or ornament of any tomb, monument, gravestone or other structure aforesaid, or of any cemetery lot within any cemetery;

(2)

Willfully or maliciously destroy, remove, cut, break or injure any tree, shrub or plant within any cemetery or lot of any memorial or monumental association;

(3)

Willfully or maliciously destroy, mutilate, injure or remove and carry away any flowers, wreaths, vases or other ornaments placed upon or around any grave, tomb, monument or lot in any cemetery, graveyard or other place of burial; or

(4)

Willfully obstruct proper ingress and egress to and from any cemetery or lot belonging to any memorial or monumental association,

such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $500.

(b)

This section shall not apply to any work which is done by the authorities of a church or congregation in the maintenance or improvement of any burial ground or cemetery belonging to it and under its management or control and which does not injure or result in the removal of a tomb, monument, gravestone, grave marker or vault. (Ord. No. 2630, 11/14/81, Sec. 1)