Delaware Statutes
§ 3157 — Cremation or natural organic reduction; prohibited except in licensed crematory or natural organic reduction facility [For application of this section, see 84 Del. Laws, c. 261, § 16]
Delaware·Title 16·Part Vital Statistics·Ch. 31 REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, DIVORCES, ANNULMENTS AND ADOPTIONS·Subch. Burial, Removal, Cremation, or Other Disposition of Dead Bodies [For application of this subchapter, see 84 Del. Laws, c. 261, § 16]
A person may not destroy or dispose of by burning or natural organic reduction the body of an individual dead from any cause, except in a crematory or natural organic reduction facility licensed for this express purpose and under the conditions provided in §§ 3158 through 3164 of this title.
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Legislative History
25 Del. Laws, c. 66, § 9 ; 27 Del. Laws, c. 84, § 14 ; 27 Del. Laws, c. 85, § 15 ; Code 1915, § 818; Code 1935, § 801; 44 Del. Laws, c. 69, § 1 ; 16 Del. C. 1953, § 3160; 68 Del. Laws, c. 274, § 1 ; 84 Del. Laws, c. 261, § 3