Texas § 716.003 LOCATION OF CREMATORY.

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§ 716.003 — LOCATION OF CREMATORY.

Texas § 716.003

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Sec. 716.003. LOCATION OF CREMATORY.

(a)A crematory may be constructed on or adjacent to a perpetual care cemetery or adjacent to a funeral establishment.

(b)A crematory, other than a crematory registered with the commission on September 1, 2003, must:

(1)be adjacent to a perpetual care cemetery or funeral establishment; and

(2)be owned or operated by the person that owns or operates the perpetual care cemetery or funeral establishment.

(c)In this section, "adjacent to" means that a part of the property on which the crematory is to be constructed has a common boundary with:

(1)the perpetual care cemetery or property on which the funeral establishment is located; or

(2)a public easement, a utility easement, or a railroad right-of-way that has a common boundary with the perpetual care

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Sec. 716.003. LOCATION OF CREMATORY. (a) A crematory may be constructed on or adjacent to a perpetual care cemetery or adjacent to a funeral establishment.
(b) A crematory, other than a crematory registered with the commission on September 1, 2003, must:
(1) be adjacent to a perpetual care cemetery or funeral establishment; and
(2) be owned or operated by the person that owns or operates the perpetual care cemetery or funeral establishment.
(c) In this section, "adjacent to" means that a part of the property on which the crematory is to be constructed has a common boundary with:
(1) the perpetual care cemetery or property on which the funeral establishment is located; or
(2) a public easement, a utility easement, or a railroad right-of-way that has a common boundary with the perpetual care cemetery or property on which the funeral establishment is located.