California Statutes
§ 7355. — 7355. (Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 574.)
California·Code HSC Health and Safety Code - HSC·Div. 7. DIVISION 7. DEAD BODIES·Part 1. PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS·Ch. 5. CHAPTER 5. Embalming and Transportation·Art. 2. ARTICLE 2. Transportation
(a)Except as provided in subdivision (b), the bodies of persons who have died from any cause shall not be received for transportation by a common carrier unless the body has been embalmed and prepared by a licensed embalmer and placed in a sound casket and enclosed in a transportation case.
(b)A dead body, which cannot be embalmed or is in a state of decomposition, shall be received for transportation by a common carrier if the body is placed in an airtight metal casket enclosed in a strong transportation case or in a sound casket enclosed in an airtight metal or metal-lined transportation case.
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Legislative History
Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 574.