Texas § HS.716.003 - LOCATION OF CREMATORY
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§ HS.716.003. LOCATION OF CREMATORY
LOCATION OF CREMATORY. (a) A crematory may be constructed on or adjacent to a perpetual care cemetery or adjacent to a funeral establishment. (b) A crematory, other than a crematory registered with the commission on September 1, 2003, must: (1) be adjacent to a perpetual care cemetery or funeral establishment; and (2) be owned or operated by the person that owns or operates the perpetual care cemetery or funeral establishment. (c) In this section, "adjacent to" means that a part of the property on which the crematory is to be constructed has a common boundary with: (1) the perpetual care cemetery or property on which the funeral establishment is located; or (2) a public easement, a utility easement, or a railroad right-of-way that has a common boundary with the perpetual care cemetery or property on which the funeral establishment is located. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 178, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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