Terms Used In Utah Code 58-9-609

• Authorizing agent: means a person legally entitled to authorize the cremation or the alkaline hydrolysis process of human remains. See Utah Code 58-9-102
• Cremation: means the technical process, using direct flame and heat, or a chemical process, that reduces human remains to bone fragments through heat and evaporation, or a chemical process, and includes the processing and usually the pulverization of the bone fragments. See Utah Code 58-9-102
• Cremation container: means the container:
       (13)(a) in which the human remains are transported to the crematory and placed in the cremation chamber for cremation; and
       (13)(b) that meets substantially all of the following standards:

            (13)(b)(i) composed of readily combustible or consumable materials suitable for cremation;

            (13)(b)(ii) able to be closed in order to provide a complete covering for the human remains;

            (13)(b)(iii) resistant to leakage or spillage;

            (13)(b)(iv) rigid enough for handling with ease; and

            (13)(b)(v) able to provide protection for the health, safety, and personal integrity of crematory personnel. See Utah Code 58-9-102
• Crematory: means the building or portion of a building that houses the cremation chamber and the holding facility. See Utah Code 58-9-102
• Funeral service: means a service, rite, or ceremony performed:
       (19)(a) with respect to the death of a human; and
       (19)(b) with the body of the deceased present. See Utah Code 58-9-102
• Funeral service establishment: includes :
            (21)(b)(i) all portions of the business premises and all tools, instruments, and supplies used in the preparation and embalming of dead human bodies for burial, cremation, alkaline hydrolysis, and final disposition as defined by division rule; and
            (21)(b)(ii) a facility used by the business in which funeral services may be conducted. See Utah Code 58-9-102