Laws and regulations related to rural cemeteries: According to the Regulations on Funeral Management, the civil affairs department of the State Council is responsible for funeral management throughout the country. The civil affairs departments of local people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the funeral management within their respective administrative areas. Without approval, no unit or individual may build funeral facilities. Rural public cemetery shall not provide grave land for people other than villagers. It is forbidden to establish or restore clan cemeteries. The establishment of public cemetery by rural villagers shall be approved by the people's government at the township level and reported to the civil affairs department of the people's government at the county level for examination and approval. Strictly limit the area and service life of cemetery graves. If burial or ashes are allowed according to the plan, the area and service life of the grave where the remains or ashes are buried shall be stipulated by the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government in accordance with the principle of saving land and not occupying cultivated land. Where the tomb covers an area exceeding the standards set by the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, the civil affairs department shall order it to make corrections within a time limit, confiscate the illegal income, and may impose a fine of more than/kloc-0 and less than 3 times the illegal income. Handling funeral activities that disrupt public order, endanger public safety and infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of others shall be stopped by the civil affairs department; If it constitutes a violation of public security administration, it shall be punished by the public security organ according to law; If a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law. It is forbidden to build graves in the following areas:

1, cultivated land and forest land;

2, city parks, scenic spots and cultural relics protection areas;

3. Reservoirs, river dams and water source protection areas;

4. On both sides of railway and highway trunk lines. Existing graves in the areas specified in the preceding paragraph shall be moved or buried within a time limit, except for cemeteries with historical, artistic and scientific value protected by the state, and no graves shall be left.

Legal basis: Regulations on Funeral Management

Article 6 Respect the funeral customs of ethnic minorities; Voluntary reform of funeral customs, others shall not interfere.

Eleventh strictly limit the cemetery grave area and service life. If burial or ashes are allowed according to the plan, the area and service life of the grave where the remains or ashes are buried shall be stipulated by the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government in accordance with the principle of saving land and not occupying cultivated land.