Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 85 - Veterans Affairs › Chapter 1 - Veterans Affairs › Section 11 CSR 85-1.050 - Veterans Cemeteries Program

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment adds de-escalation and
				  implicit bias to the topics for continuing law enforcement
				  education.
(1) The executive
				director shall hire a Veterans Cemeteries Program director who shall have the
				authority and responsibility for the planning, implementation, and operation of
				the Veterans Cemeteries Program.
(2) The Veterans Cemeteries Program director
				shall hire the professional, technical, and support staff necessary to operate
				the cemeteries program. This staff shall be responsible for providing interment
				services to eligible Veterans and their dependents in Missouri, maintaining
				cemetery grounds and facilities, performing outreach activities to promote
				awareness of the Veterans Cemeteries Program, and cooperating with the National
				Cemetery Administration and other states' Veterans Cemeteries
				Programs.
(3) Operations.
(A) Flowers and Flower Containers. Fresh cut
				flowers may be placed on graves at any time. Cemetery personnel will remove and
				discard flowers which have become withered, faded, or otherwise unsightly. No
				permanent plantings may be on the grave site. It is recommended that
				inexpensive metal or plastic floral containers be used to display flowers. The
				use of glass containers is prohibited. Vases are available from the cemetery
				staff upon request. The cemetery is not responsible for lost or damaged
				containers.
(B) Artificial Flowers.
				Artificial flowers are permitted on graves from October 15 through April 15.
				Potted plants will be permitted on graves ten (10) days before and ten (10)
				days after Easter Sunday only.
(C)
				Christmas Season. Christmas wreaths and floral grave blankets will be permitted
				from December 1 through January 15.
(D) Unauthorized Decorations. Permanent
				plantings, statues, pictures, balloons, vigil lights, breakable items of any
				kind, and similar commemorative items are not permitted on graves, markers, or
				niche covers. Upright metal grave markers (flag holders) are not permitted.
				Unauthorized items will be removed and disposed of by cemetery
				personnel.
(E) Memorial Day. Graves
				will be decorated prior to Memorial Day with small flags. These flags will be
				removed immediately after Memorial Day and are not permitted on graves at any
				other time. Only one (1) flag per grave is permitted.
(F) Prohibited Activities. The following
				activities are prohibited in Missouri Veterans Cemeteries:
1. Littering;
2. Cutting of trees, shrubs, grass, or other
				plantings by unauthorized persons;
3. Allowing pets to run loose;
4. Recreational activities such as fitness
				walking, jogging, skating, bicycling, etc.;
5. Public gatherings of a partisan nature;
				and
6. Sitting or standing on grave
				markers.
(G) Visiting
				Hours. The cemetery is open to the public for visitation from sunrise until
				sunset daily. The cemetery office is open from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday
				through Friday with the expection of state
				holidays.