California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 3 — Professions and Vocations GenerallyChapter 12 — Cemetery and Funeral ActArticle 4.5 — Cremated Remains DisposerSection 7673
(a) A person who scatters any cremated human remains or hydrolyzed human remains without specific written instructions from the person having the right to control the disposition of the remains or who scatters remains in a manner not in accordance with those instructions shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) Commencing January 1, 2027, a person who integrates reduced human remains into the soil without specific written instructions from the person having the right to control the disposition of the remains, or who integrates reduced human remains into the soil in a manner not in accordance with those instructions shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Notes
Prohibits scattering cremated or hydrolyzed human remains without specific written instructions from the person entitled to control disposition, or contrary to those instructions, and makes the conduct a misdemeanor. Beginning January 1, 2027, the same misdemeanor rule applies to integrating reduced human remains into soil without or contrary to the required written instructions.
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Lexinter.net | California Code, Business and Professions Code - BPC § 7673 | https://laws.lexinter.net/codes/california/business-and-professions-code/division-3/chapter-12/article-4-5/section-7673