ARTICLE 1. Administration

Article 1 added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 39.

§§ 7600–7610.1 · 10 sections

• § 7600 This chapter of the Business and Professions Code constitutes the chapter on cemetery and funeral law. It may be cited as the Cemetery and Funeral Act.
• § 7601 The following terms as used in this chapter shall have meanings expressed in this section: (a) “Department” means the Department of Consumer Affairs. (b)…
• § 7601.1 Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions.…
• § 7602 (a) (1) There is in the department the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau, under the supervision and control of the director. (2) The director may appoint a chief at…
• § 7606 The bureau may establish necessary rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of this act and the laws subject to its jurisdiction and…
• § 7607 (a) The bureau may inspect the premises in which the business of a funeral establishment, cemetery, or crematory is conducted, where embalming is practiced, or…
• § 7608 (a) The Director of Consumer Affairs may employ and appoint all employees necessary to properly administer the work of the bureau, in accordance with civil…
• § 7609 This chapter does not apply to, or in any way interfere with, the duties of any officer of any public institution or of any duly accredited medical college,…
• § 7610 All suits or actions commenced in the superior court against the bureau shall be filed and tried either in the County of Sacramento, or in the county of the…
• § 7610.1 In the enforcement of this act and the laws subject to its jurisdiction, the bureau has all the powers and is subject to all the responsibilities vested in and…