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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 716.303: COMMINGLING OF REMAINS.

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  1. HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
  2. TITLE 8. DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE BODY
  3. SUBTITLE C. CEMETERIES AND CREMATORIES
  4. CHAPTER 716. CREMATORIES
  5. SUBCHAPTER G. DISPOSITION OF REMAINS

Unless authorized in writing by the authorizing agent, a person may not:

(1) dispose of or scatter cremated remains in a manner or at a location that commingles the remains with other cremated remains, except by air over a scattering area or by sea; or

(2) place the cremated remains of more than one deceased person in the same urn or other container.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 178, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:17Z. Source file · JSON

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