§ 25:953 — Definitions

§953. Definitions
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Human remains" means the body or parts thereof of a deceased person and
includes the body or parts thereof in any stage of decomposition, as well as cremated
remains.
(2) "Possession" means the exercise of control over human remains.
(3) "Trade" means to distribute, to offer for sale, to offer for acquisition, to buy, to
sell, to barter, to exchange, to give, to receive, to donate, or to bequest, whether by physical
delivery or by subterfuge.

Legislative History

Acts 2016, No. 531, §1, eff. June 17, 2016.