California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Business and Professions Code - BPC |
Division 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY |
Chapter 12. Funeral Directors and Embalmers |
ARTICLE 3. Embalmers |
Section 7640.
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An embalmer is one who is duly qualified to disinfect or preserve human remains by the injection or external application of antiseptics, disinfectants or preservative fluids; to prepare human bodies for transportation which are dead of contagious or infectious diseases; and to use derma surgery or plastic art for restoring mutilated features; and who is duly licensed as an embalmer under the laws of the State of California.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 970, Sec. 46. Effective January 1, 1999.)