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Yankton Municipal Cemetery - Rules

Municipal CemeteryVisitors are required to drive only on designated streets and driveways of the cemetery. Vehicle speed limit is 10 miles per hour. Visitors are forbidden to pick flowers, or injure shrubs, trees, or plants, or mar or deface monuments, stones, or structures in the cemetery.

Dogs and horses are not permitted in the cemetery.

Firearms are allowed in the cemetery only at military funerals.

Any alterations to any lot shall be done by cemetery personnel. The City of Yankton retains the right to remove or alter any lot improvements if they become unsightly or pose a safety hazard. Any of these services should be requested thought the Department of Parks and Recreation Office.

Fresh cut flowers, potted plants and wreath shall not be allowed on grave lawns longer than 3 days, except during the period from December 1 through March 1, and for the two weeks following Memorial Day. Unless removed by the owner within the above time the cemetery staff will remove all remaining items.

All urns, plant material, etc. will be in line with the headstone.

The City of Yankton is not responsible for any object placed on or near headstones.

One rod iron decoration per grave.

No homemade or handmade monuments.

Perpetual lights are not the responsibility of the City of Yankton, even if placed by monument company.

Headstones cannot exceed the width of the grave space or spaces.


Yankton Municipal Cemetery
Department of Parks and Recreation
City of Yankton
PO Box 176
Yankton, SD 57078-0176
(605) 668-5231
(605) 668-5265 FAX