N.Y. Public Health Law 3456 – Violations; penalties
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§ 3456. Violations; penalties. 1. Any person who shall engage in the business or practice of funeral directing, undertaking or embalming in violation of any provisions of this article, shall be liable to a maximum civil penalty of one thousand dollars, suspension or revocation of license, or other disciplinary action, as specified by law for each such violation and may also be found guilty of a misdemeanor.
Terms Used In N.Y. Public Health Law 3456
- Embalming: means preparing, disinfecting and preserving, either hypodermically, arterially or by any other recognized means the body of a deceased person for burial, cremation or other final disposition. See N.Y. Public Health Law 3400
- Funeral directing: means the care and disposal of the body of a deceased person and/or the preserving, disinfecting and preparing by embalming or otherwise, the body of a deceased person for funeral services, transportation, burial or cremation; and/or funeral directing or embalming as presently known whether under these titles or designations or otherwise. See N.Y. Public Health Law 3400
- Undertaking: means the care, disposal, transportation, burial or cremation by any means other than embalming of the body of a deceased person. See N.Y. Public Health Law 3400
2. Each day during which or any part of which any such prohibited business or practice is continued shall be deemed a separate violation.
3. One or more penalties for one or more violations by the same person within any period of time may be sued for and recovered by the attorney general in the name of the people of the state.