Tex. Occupations Code § 651.004
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 651.004, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 651.004. REGULATION OF CREMATORY SERVICES.
Official statutory text
(a) The commission shall regulate crematory services as provided by this chapter and Chapter 716, Health and Safety Code.
(b) The commission may not regulate crematory services that occur after burial or inurnment unless the services relate to the care and treatment of the remains in an urn, casket, or outer enclosure.
(b) The commission may not regulate crematory services that occur after burial or inurnment unless the services relate to the care and treatment of the remains in an urn, casket, or outer enclosure.
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