(1) “control” means the authority to control disposition;
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 13.75.190
Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
Decedent: A deceased person.
Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(2) “directions” means
(A) instructions for the disposition of a person‘s remains;(B) the appointment of an agent to handle the disposition of a person’s remains; or(C) both (A) and (B) of this paragraph;(3) “disposition” means disposition of a decedent‘s remains, including cremation, but does not include an anatomical gift; in this paragraph, “anatomical gift” has the meaning given in AS 13.52.390;(4) “disposition document” means a disposition document authorized by AS 13.75.010(A) in which a person provides directions regarding the disposition of the person’s remains; and(B) that complies with AS 13.75.030;(5) “disposition organization” means
(A) a cemetery association formed under AS 10.30.010;(B) a nonprofit cemetery corporation authorized by AS 10.30.055;(C) a person operating a crematory;(D) a person operating a columbarium;(E) a funeral home or other type of funeral establishment;(F) a funeral director or an embalmer.
