N.D. Cent. Code § 23-02.1-21: Permits

1.The funeral practitioner who first obtains custody of a dead body or fetus shall obtain a final disposition-transit permit before final disposition or removal from this state of the body or fetus.

2.The final disposition-transit permits must be issued by the state registrar or a subregistrar and must be filed in the office of the county recorder where the final disposition occurs in accordance with the requirements of sections 23-02.1-19 and 23-02.1-20.

3.A final disposition-transit permit issued under the laws of another state which accompanies a dead body or fetus brought into this state is authority for final disposition of the body or fetus in this state.

4.A permit for disinterment and reinterment is required before disinterment of a dead body or fetus except as authorized by rules or otherwise provided by law. The permit must be issued by the state registrar to a funeral practitioner upon proper application.