In the interest of public health, safety and welfare and to protect the public from the unprofessional, improper, incompetent and unlawful practice of the care and disposition of the dead human body, it is necessary to provide laws and regulations to govern the handling and care of the dead and the sensitivities of those who survive, whether they wish or do not wish rites or ceremonies. The primary responsibility and obligation of the board of funeral services is to protect the public.
History: 1978 Comp., § 61-32-2, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 2; 2012, ch. 48, § 4.
ANNOTATIONS
Delayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-32-31 NMSA 1978.
Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 32 repealed former 61-32-2 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 185, § 2, giving the purpose of Thanatopractice License Law, and § 2 of that act enacted a new section, effective June 18, 1993.
The 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, changed the name of the board of thanatopractice to the board of funeral services and in the second sentence, after “board”, deleted “of thanatopractice” and added “of funeral services”.