New Hampshire § 325-A:15 Acts Prohibited;  Penalty

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 325-A:15 — Acts Prohibited; Penalty

New Hampshire § 325-A:15

Title XXXOCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS

Ch. 325-ACREMATION OF HUMAN REMAINS

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 325-A:15 (2026).

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I.Maintaining or operating a crematory in violation of this chapter or any rules of the board is a public nuisance and may be abated as a nuisance as provided by law.

II.It shall be a felony to establish, operate, or maintain a crematory subject to this chapter without being licensed as a crematory authority under this chapter, to hold oneself out to the public as a crematory authority without being licensed, or to perform a cremation without a cremation authorization form signed by the authorizing agent and a completed permit for transit or cremation as provided by the board or a cremation permit.

III.Signing a cremation authorization form with actual knowledge that the form contains false, incorrect, or misleading information is a felony.

IV.A violation of any other provision of this

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I. Maintaining or operating a crematory in violation of this chapter or any rules of the board is a public nuisance and may be abated as a nuisance as provided by law.
II. It shall be a felony to establish, operate, or maintain a crematory subject to this chapter without being licensed as a crematory authority under this chapter, to hold oneself out to the public as a crematory authority without being licensed, or to perform a cremation without a cremation authorization form signed by the authorizing agent and a completed permit for transit or cremation as provided by the board or a cremation permit.
III. Signing a cremation authorization form with actual knowledge that the form contains false, incorrect, or misleading information is a felony.
IV. A violation of any other provision of this chapter is a misdemeanor.