§ 33-16-529 — Exemptions from this act; limitation

Wyoming § 33-16-529

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 33: Professions and Occupations
• Ch. 16: EMBALMERS, FUNERAL DIRECTORS, UNDERTAKERS AND
• Art. 5: FUNERAL SERVICE PRACTITIONERS ACT

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(a) Any duly authorized representative of any church,
fraternal order or other association or organization honoring
the dead who performs a religious ceremony under the authority
of and pursuant to the religious tenets or practices of the
organization is hereby exempted from the terms and provisions of
this act and from the enforcement of the provisions hereof
related to performing of religious ceremonies except for
providing the presence of human remains at the religious
service.
(b) Any person may:
(i) Counsel individuals, families or next of kin
about the final disposition of human remains and about the
selection and purchase of funeral goods and services;
(ii) Conduct a memorial service or provide a setting
for a memorial service and any goods or assistance needed for a
memorial service, except providing for the presence of human
remains at the memorial service.
(c) Any person licensed pursuant to title 26 of Wyoming
statutes may sell insurance or pre-need funeral contracts
authorized by that license.
(d) Any person licensed pursuant to title 33 of Wyoming
statutes while practicing within the scope of his license is
exempt from the provisions of this act.
(e) Any health care institution licensed pursuant to title
35 of Wyoming statutes when operating within the scope of its
license is exempt from the provisions of this act.