Guam § 30201 - Definitions.

§ 30201. Definitions.

As used in this Article:

(a) Mortuary means any place used for such activities as are incident,

convenient or related to the preparation and arrangements for the funeral,

transportation, burial, cremation or other disposition of dead human bodies;

(b) Mortician means any person engaged in or conducting or holding

himself out as engaged in or conducting any of the following:

(1) preparing for the burial or disposal and directing and

supervising the burial or disposal of dead human bodies;

(2) maintaining a mortuary as defined in this Section; or

(3) using, in connection with his name or the name of a mortuary

the words funeral director, undertaker or mortician or any other title

implying that he is engaged as a mortician; and

(c) Embalming means the preservation and disinfection or attempted

preservation and disinfection of a dead human body by injection, both

arterially and into the body cavities of an amount of approved embalming

fluid at least the equivalent of ten percent (10%) of the body weight. An

approved embalming fluid shall have disinfecting capacities at least

equivalent of five percent (5%) of formaldehyde gas when diluted in

accordance with manufacturers specifications and shall contain no alcohol.