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65-1713. Funeral director defined; business name.

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Chapter 65.--PUBLIC HEALTH
Article 17.--REGULATION OF EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS

      65-1713.   Funeral director defined; businessname.(a) A "funeral director" is a person engaged in or conducting, orholding oneself out as engaged in or conducting, thebusiness of:

      (1)   Preparing dead human bodies, other than by embalming,for disposition; or

      (2)   Meeting with families for the purpose of making at-needfuneral arrangements; or

      (3)   Directing and supervising thedisposition of dead humanbodies; or

      (4)   Providing or maintaining afuneral establishment, branch funeral establishment or crematory.

      (b)   A funeral director shall, inconnection with such person's name or business, use the words"funeral director," "undertaker," "mortician," or any other title implying thatsuch person is engaged in the business herein described.

      History:   L. 1935, ch. 234, § 1;L. 2007, ch. 38, § 1; July 1.