Texas § 651.656 CREMATORY ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE REQUIRED.

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§ 651.656 — CREMATORY ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE REQUIRED.

Texas § 651.656

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Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 651.656 (2026).

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Sec. 651.656. CREMATORY ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE REQUIRED.

(a)A person may not conduct a crematory business in this state unless the person who is the owner or operator of the crematory holds a crematory establishment license issued by the commission.

(b)A person may not hold a crematory establishment license unless the person:

(1)holds a funeral establishment or commercial embalmers establishment license; or

(2)owns or operates a perpetual care cemetery.

(c)Subsection (b) does not apply to the owner or operator of a crematory registered with the commission on September 1, 2003.

(d)Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 263, Sec. 33(2), eff. September 1, 2009.

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Sec. 651.656. CREMATORY ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) A person may not conduct a crematory business in this state unless the person who is the owner or operator of the crematory holds a crematory establishment license issued by the commission.
(b) A person may not hold a crematory establishment license unless the person:
(1) holds a funeral establishment or commercial embalmers establishment license; or
(2) owns or operates a perpetual care cemetery.
(c) Subsection (b) does not apply to the owner or operator of a crematory registered with the commission on September 1, 2003.
(d) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 263, Sec. 33(2), eff. September 1, 2009.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 178, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 596 (H.B. 56 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 263 (H.B. 1468 ), Sec. 33(2), eff. September 1, 2009.