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Business and Professions Code § 7639.16

ARTICLE 2.7. Hydrolysis Facilities

Current as of September 28, 2026Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7639.16Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 846, Sec. 4. (AB 967) Effective January 1, 2018. Section operative July 1, 2020, pursuant to Section 7639.19.

It is a misdemeanor for any person, firm, or corporation to hydrolyze human remains, or to engage in the disposition of hydrolyzed human remains, without a valid, unexpired hydrolysis facility license. Each hydrolysis carried out in violation of this section is a separate violation.