Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 692 > Miscellaneous

• Board: means the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board. See Oregon Statutes 692.010
• Cemetery: means any one, or a combination of more than one, of the following, in a place used, or intended to be used, and dedicated, for cemetery purposes:

  (a) A burial park, for earth interments;

  (b) A mausoleum, for crypt interments;

  (c) A columbarium, for permanent interments of cremated or reduced remains;

  (d) A scattering garden or other designated area above or below ground where a person may pay to establish a memorial of cremated or reduced remains; or

  (e) A cenotaph, the primary purpose of which is to provide an area where a person may pay to establish a memorial to honor a person whose remains may be interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered. See Oregon Statutes 692.010

• Final disposition: means the burial, interment, cremation, dissolution, reduction or other disposition of human remains authorized by the board by rule. See Oregon Statutes 692.010
• Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
• Reduced remains: means the remains of a human body after completion of reduction. See Oregon Statutes 692.010
• Reduction: means alkaline hydrolysis, natural organic reduction and any other method of final disposition of human remains authorized by the board. See Oregon Statutes 692.010