Earlier editions: 2020-112018-11
DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY 5000-9998.12›CHAPTER 12. Cemetery and Funeral Act 7600-7746›ARTICLE 4.5. Cremated Remains Disposer 7672-7673.2
§ 7672.10
California Business and Professions Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
(a) A person who scatters cremated human remains or hydrolyzed human remains without a valid registration and who is not otherwise exempt from this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The remains of each person scattered shall constitute a separate violation.
(b) Commencing January 1, 2027, a person who integrates reduced human remains into the soil without a valid registration and who is not otherwise exempt from this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The remains of each person integrated into the soil shall constitute a separate violation.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 399, Sec. 20. (AB 351) Effective January 1, 2023.)
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