Business and Professions Code § 7611.9

ARTICLE 1.5. Definitions and Regulation of Cemeteries

Current as of September 28, 2026Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7611.9Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 399, Sec. 3. (AB 351) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 4 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 399.

(a) A “cremated remains disposer” is a person who, for their own account or for another, disposes of, or offers to dispose of, cremated human remains or hydrolyzed human remains by scattering over or on land or sea.

(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.

Other version (effective January 1, 2023): not in force on 2026-09-28

Repealed (in Sec. 3) and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 399, Sec. 4. (AB 351) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.

(a) A “cremated remains disposer” is a person who, for the person’s own account or for another, disposes of, or offers to dispose of, cremated human remains or hydrolyzed human remains by scattering over or on land or sea. A “cremated remains disposer” also includes a person who, for the person’s own account or for another, integrates into the soil, or offers to integrate into the soil, reduced human remains.

(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2027.