{"data":{"id":"us-mt/37-19-704","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"37-19-704","heading":"Cremation authorization required -- identification.","body":"(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a crematory may not cremate human remains until it has received a cremation authorization.\n(2) A crematory may not accept unidentified human remains.\n(3) Appropriate identification must be placed upon the exterior of the cremation container upon receipt of the human remains.","path":["TITLE 37. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 19. MORTICIANS AND FUNERAL SERVICES","Part 7. Licensing of Crematoriums, Crematory Operators, and Crematory Technicians"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0190/part_0070/section_0040/0370-0190-0070-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:55Z","sha256":"6aa6cd6f4e72eab95bf2d0a1b7626ff98318920b590dd31204fe2fd7a6ec8196","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/37-19-703","next":"us-mt/37-19-705"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}