(a) A person shall not dispose of or offer to dispose of cremated human remains or hydrolyzed human remains unless registered as a cremated remains disposer by the bureau. This article shall not apply to a person, partnership, or corporation holding a certificate of authority as a cemetery, crematory license, hydrolysis facility license, cemetery broker’s license, cemetery salesperson’s license, or funeral director‘s license, nor shall this article apply to a person having the right to control the disposition of the cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains of a person or that person’s designee if the person does not dispose of, or offer to dispose of, more than 10 cremated human remains or hydrolyzed human remains within any calendar year.

(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.

Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 7672

  • Bureau: means the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau. See California Business and Professions Code 7601
  • 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.
  • Director: means the Director of Consumer Affairs. See California Business and Professions Code 7601
  • license: means license, certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code or referred to in Section 1000 or 3600. See California Business and Professions Code 23.7
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.

(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 399, Sec. 9. (AB 351) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 10 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 399.)

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