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3440 – Funeral Directors; Duty to Use Prescribed Tests of Death.

§ 3440. Funeral directors; duty to use prescribed tests of death. Before removing the body of a deceased person from the place of death or preparing it for burial by injection of fluid or otherwise, every funeral director, undertaker or embalmer shall apply such tests as are prescribed by the commissioner for determining whether life […]

3441 – Funeral Firms; Operation by Licensed Persons.

§ 3441. Funeral firms; operation by licensed persons. 1. No funeral firm shall be operated within the state unless: (a) if the owner is an individual, he shall be a duly licensed funeral director or undertaker; if the owner is a partnership organized at any time after the seventh day of April in the year […]

3441-A – Funeral Arrangements; Use of Flag.

§ 3441-a. Funeral arrangements; use of flag. Upon the request of the person responsible for the payment for funeral arrangements made for the care and disposition of the body of a deceased veteran, eligible under federal law or regulations or section two hundred fifty-a of the military law for the use of a United States […]

3442 – Funeral Directing; Reports Relating to Moneys Paid in Connection With Agreements for Funeral Merchandise or Services in Advance of Need.

§ 3442. Funeral directing; reports relating to moneys paid in connection with agreements for funeral merchandise or services in advance of need. 1. Every person licensed pursuant to this article, including funeral directors and funeral firms, receiving moneys in connection with agreements to furnish merchandise or services in connection with a funeral or burial, wherein […]

3443 – Funeral Directing; Use of Names; Unlicensed Persons Prohibited.

§ 3443. Funeral directing; use of names; unlicensed persons prohibited. 1. The name of any living person who has not been duly licensed and is not duly registered as specified in this article shall not be (a) shown or displayed upon or in any funeral establishment; or, (b) used alone, in, as part of, or […]

3444 – Food Service in Funeral Establishments.

§ 3444. Food service in funeral establishments. (a) A funeral establishment may provide space, facilities, equipment or supplies for the preparation, sale, service, distribution or consumption of food or nonalcoholic beverages, limited to incidental refreshments (such as baked goods, sandwiches, snacks and platters) or those required by the religious practices of the deceased person or […]