Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7672.10 · Article 4.5. Cremated Remains Disposer
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7672.10
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) A person who scatters cremated human remains or hydrolyzed human remains without a valid registration and who is not otherwise exempt from this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The remains of each person scattered shall constitute a separate violation.
(b) Commencing January 1, 2027, a person who integrates reduced human remains into the soil without a valid registration and who is not otherwise exempt from this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The remains of each person integrated into the soil shall constitute a separate violation.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 399, Sec. 20. (AB 351) Effective January 1, 2023.
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