§ 130A-146. Transportation of bodies of persons who have died of reportable diseases.
§130A‑146. Transportation of bodies of persons who have died ofreportable diseases.
No person shall transport inthis State the remains of any person who has died of a disease declared by theCommission to be reported until the body has been encased in a manner asprescribed by rule by the Commission. Only persons who have complied with therules of the Commission concerning the removal of dead bodies shall be issued aburial‑transit permit. (1893, c. 214, s. 16; Rev.,s. 4459; C.S., s. 7161; 1953, c. 675, s. 16; 1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1973, c. 476,s. 128; 1983, c. 891, s. 2.)