{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-7639.16","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 7639.16","heading":"","body":"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.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY [5000. - 9998.12.]","CHAPTER 12.  Cemetery and Funeral Act [7600. - 7746.]","ARTICLE 2.7. Hydrolysis Facilities [7639. - 7639.19.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"8b1c8e59f785f227e9f88e5a4527c364d60f0a63859599c19102db1cc1894570","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-7639.12","next":"us-ca/bpc-7639.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}