Oklahoma § 63-96 - Authority to dissect, operate or experiment on dead bodies

§ 63-96. Authority to dissect, operate or experiment on dead bodies

- Record of bodies received.

Any and all schools, colleges, and persons who may be designated

by the Anatomical Board shall be, and are, authorized to dissect,

operate upon, examine and experiment upon bodies distributed to them

by the Board's agent and no others. The schools, colleges and

designated persons are also authorized to retain tissue from bodies

distributed to them and to donate the tissue to a person or entity

for the purpose of training a dog to search for human remains;

provided, any tissue donated for said purpose shall not be

transferred, sold or used for any other purpose than training dogs

to search for human remains. If any human tissue that has been

donated for canine training is lost or stolen, the theft shall be

reported to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation by the person

or entity that received the donation. Such dissections, operations,

examinations and experiments shall not be considered as amenable

under any already existing laws for the prevention of mutilation of

dead human bodies. Such persons, schools or colleges shall keep a

record, sufficient for identification, of each body received from

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety

the Anatomical Board or agent. The record shall be subject to

inspection by the Board or its authorized officer or agent.

Added by Laws 1935, p. 59, § 6, emerg. eff. April 16, 1935. Amended

by Laws 1976, c. 126, § 4, emerg. eff. May 18, 1976; Laws 2006, c.

114, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2006; Laws 2020, c. 47, § 1, eff. Nov. 1,

2020.