Texas Statutes
§ 716.304 — SCATTERING REMAINS.
Texas § 716.304
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Bluebook
Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 716.304 (2026).
Text
Sec. 716.304. SCATTERING REMAINS. A person may scatter cremated remains over uninhabited public land, over a public waterway or sea, or on the private property of a consenting owner. Unless the container is biodegradable, the cremated remains must be removed from the container before being scattered.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 178, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 263 (H.B. 1468 ), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2009.
Nearby Sections
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§ 716.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 716.002
CREMATION RULES.§ 716.003
LOCATION OF CREMATORY.§ 716.0035
ACCEPTANCE OF REMAINS.§ 716.004
WAITING PERIOD FOR CREMATION.§ 716.005
CREMATORY ESTABLISHMENT PROCEDURES.§ 716.051
CREMATION AUTHORIZATION.§ 716.052
CREMATION AUTHORIZATION FORM.§ 716.054
EXCEPTION; WRITTEN DIRECTIONS.§ 716.101
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Texas § 716.304, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/HS/716.304.