New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5A - MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Chapter 4 - BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM C. DOYLE VETERANS' MEMORIAL CEMETERY
Subchapter 3 - GENERAL OPERATING RULES FOR BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM C. DOYLE VETERANS' MEMORIAL CEMETERY
Section 5A:4-3.2 - General operations

(a) Flat, bronze grave markers, as prescribed and provided by the Division of Memorial Affairs, United States Department of Veterans' Affairs, are the only markers permitted at the Veterans' Memorial Cemetery.

(b) No graveside services are permitted. The funeral director and the immediate family of the deceased may witness the actual burial upon request, in which case accommodations shall be made for a curbside view of the interment.

(c) Depending upon the availability of resources, the Veterans' Memorial Cemetery shall normally be open for visitation seven days a week during the hours of 8:00 A.M. to dusk. The Administrative Office shall be open Monday through Friday, during the hours of 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., except for State holidays.

(d) The use of cemetery grounds for public gatherings of a partisan nature is not permitted.

(e) Boisterous, demeaning activity or conduct on any cemetery grounds is not permitted.

(f) Littering is not permitted.

(g) Only fresh cut flowers, artificial flowers and plants which can be inserted into cones shall be allowed. Only two floral cones shall be permitted at the top edge of the grave marker. Cones approved are those provided without charge by the cemetery. Those obtained by the family or obtained privately shall conform to those supplied by the cemetery.

(h) No plantings of any type are permitted on cemetery grounds or on grave sites. No potted plants, wreaths, emblems, or other forms of decorative articles are permitted on grave sites, except for as authorized in this section.

(i) Flowers of any kind which become unsightly, faded or wilted shall be removed by cemetery personnel.

(j) Evergreen blankets and wreaths shall be permitted on graves beginning December 1 and shall be removed by cemetery personnel no earlier than January 15.

(k) Wreaths and/or floral arrangements are permitted during holidays and shall be removed by cemetery personnel one week after the holiday. Holidays include: Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day and Veterans' Day.

(l) Flags shall be placed on each grave by cemetery personnel only during "Memorial Day" observance.

(m) The cutting or breaking of, or injury to, the trees, shrubs, grass or other plantings is not permitted.

(n) Recreational activity such as picnicking, ball playing, bicycling, skate boarding, jogging, and horseback riding shall not be permitted anywhere on cemetery grounds. Consumption of alcoholic beverages is strictly forbidden on cemetery grounds.

(o) Pets are not permitted on or near any grave site area.

(p) Permission for any type of commercial photography must be received from the Cemetery Administrator prior to the planned event.

(q) Eligible resident New Jersey veterans, Reserve component members, State Organized Militia members, their spouse, and eligible dependents shall be interred at no cost.

(r) Eligible New Jersey veterans and members of reserve components and State Organized Militia interred in cemeteries other than the Veterans' Memorial Cemetery may be disinterred at no cost to the State and re-interred at the Veterans' Memorial Cemetery in accordance with (q) above.

(s) All bronze memorial markers ordered for eligible members of the reserve components by the cemetery in accordance with the United States Department of Veterans' Affairs procedures shall indicate the appropriate related active component (such as "U.S. Army" for Army Reservist) of the sponsor and will not reflect wartime service even when service periods coincide with war periods. Families who wish to show a specific reserve component or State Military Forces (such as the New Jersey Army National Guard) shall be charged a minimal fee as established by the National Cemetery System, United States Department of Veterans' Affairs.