# Monument dealer software that carries the order from the sketch to the setting

> A monument dealer is a memorial retailer that sells, letters and sets grave markers, and the order has to survive months between the sale and the setting. Florida licenses monument establishments under statute 497.550, with an application fee capped at $500, a facility inspection before approval and a licence that cannot be transferred. Neurobird holds the order, the proof, the cemetery rules and the setting date on one record.

- URL: https://neurobird.com/monumentdealer/
- Product: Neurobird Monument Dealer Coverage Platform
- Niche: monument dealer
- Buyer: monument dealers
- Status: in development, open for early access
- Updated: 2026-08-21

## What Neurobird Monument Dealer does

- Hold every proof version against the order, with the approval that closed each one
- Keep each cemetery's rules on size, material and foundation attached to the orders in that cemetery
- Track the setting date from the foundation pour to the installed photograph
- Produce the licence and inspection record the state asks for without rebuilding it

## How it works

1. **Take the order once** Deceased detail, inscription, material, size and cemetery are captured at the sale and never retyped into a second system.
2. **Prove the proof** Each artwork version is stored with the date and the person who approved it, so the approved version is a fact rather than a memory.
3. **Set to a date** Foundation, delivery and setting run as scheduled steps, and the family sees the same date the crew does.

## From the source material

> In all cases, the cemetery must comply with its own minimum standards.

Source: law.cornell.edu, https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/florida/Fla-Admin-Code-Ann-R-69K-12-001

## Industry context

- **497.550** Florida requires a licence for any monument establishment before it may operate, applied for on prescribed forms with the principals named. (source: Florida Statutes 497.550, https://www.flsenate.gov/laws/statutes/2006/497.550)
- **$500** The maximum monument establishment application fee Florida rule may set, payable with the application before the facility inspection. (source: Florida Statutes 497.550, https://www.flsenate.gov/laws/statutes/2006/497.550)
- **18 years** Minimum age for a natural person applying for a monument establishment licence, and the applicant must disclose criminal records. (source: Florida Statutes 497.550, https://www.flsenate.gov/laws/statutes/2006/497.550)
- **29 CFR 779.363** The federal test for whether a monument works counts as a retail establishment, which decides how its shop employees are treated on overtime. (source: eCFR, 29 CFR 779.363, https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/29/779.363)
- **779.364** The companion rule setting out how a monument establishment making or processing goods is recognised as retail in its industry. (source: eCFR, 29 CFR 779.364, https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/29/779.364)

## Pricing

- Single shop: $99 per month
- Dealer: $249 per month
- Group: $549 per month

## Questions

### What is a monument establishment licence?

It is the state licence that lets a business sell, letter or set grave markers. Florida requires it under statute 497.550, the application names every principal, and the licensing authority inspects the facility before issuing. The licence cannot be transferred or assigned to another owner.

### Does this replace our point of sale?

No. It sits beside it. The till handles the money. This holds the order, the proof versions, the cemetery rules and the setting date, which is the part that outlives the transaction.

### How does it handle different cemetery rules?

Rules on size, material, colour and foundation are stored per cemetery and attach themselves to every order in that cemetery, so the person taking the order sees them at the point of sale.

### Can it show the family where their memorial is?

It can produce a status the family understands: proof approved, stone cut, foundation poured, set. You choose what is shared and when.

## Sources

- [Florida Statutes 497.550, monument establishment licensure](https://www.flsenate.gov/laws/statutes/2006/497.550)
- [eCFR, 29 CFR 779.363](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/29/779.363)
- [eCFR, 29 CFR 779.364](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/29/779.364)
- [Maryland Department of Labor, cemetery and monument licensing](https://www.labor.maryland.gov/license/cem/cemaff.shtml)

## Contact

- office@neurobird.com
- https://neurobird.com/