West Virginia Statutes
§ 30-6-1 — License required to practice
The practice of preparing dead human bodies for burial or cremation and the subsequent burial or cremation thereof has serious public health and safety considerations and should only be practiced by a person who has specific training in those fields.
Therefore, the Legislature hereby finds that to protect the public interest a person must have a license, as provided in this article, to practice embalming, funeral directing and cremation and to operate a funeral establishment and crematory in the State of West Virginia.
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Legislative History
2020 Reg. Sess., HB4011; 2019 Reg. Sess., HB2951; 2018 Reg. Sess., SB288; 2002 Reg. Sess., SB742; 1977 Reg. Sess., SB585; 1951 Reg. Sess., SB196
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Annual reports§ 30-1-19
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