7607.

 The bureau may inspect the premises in which the business of a funeral establishment, cemetery, licensed reduction facility, or crematory is conducted, where embalming is practiced, or where human remains are stored.

7611.9.

 A “cremated remains disposer” is a person who, for the person’s own account or for another, disposes of, or offers to dispose of, cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains by scattering over or on land or sea. A “cremated remains disposer” is also a person who disposes of, or offers to dispose of, reduced human remains.

7611.11.

 “Licensed reduction facility” means a corporation, partnership, or natural person licensed pursuant to Article 6.6 (commencing with Section 7714).

7653.35.

 The bureau shall inspect the books, records, and premises of a licensed reduction facility or licensed hydrolysis facility. In making those inspections, the bureau shall have access to all books and records, the facility, the hydrolysis chamber or reduction chamber, and the storage areas for human remains before and after hydrolysis or reduction, during regular office hours or the hours the licensed reduction facility or licensed hydrolysis facility is in operation. Prior notification of the inspection is not required to be given to the licensee. If a licensee fails to allow the inspection or any part thereof, it shall be grounds for the suspension or revocation of a license or other disciplinary action against the licensee. All proceedings under this section shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of this chapter relating to disciplinary proceedings.

7653.36.

 The bureau shall annually conduct a minimum of one unannounced inspection of each licensed hydrolysis facility and each licensed reduction facility.

7672.

 A person shall not dispose of or offer to dispose of cremated remains, reduced human remains, or hydrolyzed human remains unless registered as a cremated remains disposer by the bureau. This article does not apply to a cemetery licensee, crematory licensee, licensed hydrolysis facility, licensed reduction facility, cemetery broker, cemetery salesperson, funeral director, or to a person having the right to control the disposition of the cremated remains, reduced human remains, or hydrolyzed human remains of a person or that person’s designee if the person does not dispose of or offer to dispose of more than 10 cremated remains, reduced human remains, or hydrolyzed human remains within a calendar year.

7672.1.

 (a) Registration shall be on the form prescribed by the bureau and shall include, but not be limited to, the full name of the registrant, business and residence addresses, description and identification of aircraft or boats that may be used in dispensing cremated remains, reduced human remains, or hydrolyzed human remains, and the area to be served. Each registration application shall be accompanied by the cremated remains disposer fee.

(b) A registered cremated remains disposer who dispenses human remains by air shall post a copy of their current pilot’s license, and the address of the cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains storage area at their place of business. A registered cremated remains disposer who dispenses human remains by boat shall post a copy of their current boating license and the address of the cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains storage area at their place of business. A registered cremated remains disposer who disposes of reduced human remains shall post the address of the reduced human remains storage area at their place of business.

7672.2.

 The bureau shall prepare and deliver to each registered cremated remains disposer a booklet that includes, but is not limited to, the following information: details about the registration and renewal requirements for cremated remains disposers; requirements for obtaining state permits to dispose of cremated remains, reduced human remains, or hydrolyzed human remains; state storage requirements, if any; statutory duties pursuant to this article, and other applicable state laws.

7672.4.

 A cremated remains disposer who scatters, integrates into the soil, or disposes of cremated remains, reduced human remains, or hydrolyzed human remains without specific written instructions from the person having the right to control the disposition of the remains, or who scatters, integrates into the soil, or disposes of any remains in a manner not in accordance with those instructions shall be subject to disciplinary action.

7672.6.

 (a) Every cremated remains disposer shall do both of the following:

(1) Dispose of cremated remains, reduced human remains, or hydrolyzed human remains within 60 days of the receipt of those remains, unless a written signed reason for a delay is presented to the person with the right to control the disposition of the remains under Section 7100 of the Health and Safety Code.

(2) Provide the bureau with the address and telephone number of any storage facility being used by the registrant to store cremated remains, reduced human remains, or hydrolyzed human remains. Cremated remains, reduced human remains, or hydrolyzed human remains shall be stored in a place free from exposure to the elements, and shall be responsibly maintained until disposal. The bureau and its representatives shall conduct, on an annual basis, random inspections of the operations of 5 to 10 percent of the registered cremated remains disposers, and may inspect any place used by a cremated remains disposer for the storage of cremated remains, reduced human remains, or hydrolyzed human remains without notice to the cremated remains disposer.

(b) A violation of the requirements of this section is grounds for disciplinary action.

7672.7.

 (a) Each cremated remains disposer shall file, and thereafter maintain an updated copy of, an annual report on a form prescribed by the bureau. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the names of the deceased persons whose cremated remains, reduced human remains, or hydrolyzed human remains were disposed of, the dates of receipt of the remains, the names and addresses of the persons who authorized disposal of those remains, the dates and locations of disposal of those remains, and the means and manner of disposition. The report shall cover the fiscal year ending on June 30 and shall be filed with the bureau no later than September 30 of each year.

(b) A cremated remains disposer that makes a willful and material false statement regarding the disposal of cremated remains, reduced human remains, or hydrolyzed human remains in the annual report filed or updated pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be subject to disciplinary action.

(c) A cremated remains disposer that makes a willful and material false statement in the annual report filed or updated pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(d) A cremated remains disposer shall also document and retain all permits and private authorizations required for all reduced human remains that were integrated into the soil outside of a cemetery.

7672.10.

 Any person who scatters, integrates into the soil, or disposes of cremated remains, reduced human remains, or hydrolyzed human remains without a valid registration and who is not otherwise exempt from this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The remains of each person scattered, integrated into the soil, or disposed of shall constitute a separate violation.

7673.

 A person who scatters, integrates into the soil, or disposes of cremated remains, reduced human remains, or hydrolyzed human remains without specific written instructions from the person having the right to control the disposition of the remains, or who scatters, integrates into the soil, or disposes of remains in a manner not in accordance with those instructions shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

7673.1.

 A cremated remains disposer who stores cremated remains, reduced human remains, or hydrolyzed human remains in a reckless manner that results in either of the following is guilty of a public offense punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year or by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment:

(a) Loss of all or part of the cremated remains, reduced human remains, or hydrolyzed human remains.

(b) Inability to individually identify the cremated remains, reduced human remains, or hydrolyzed human remains.

7685.2.

 (a) A funeral director shall not enter into a contract for furnishing services or property in connection with the burial or other disposal of human remains until the funeral director has first submitted to the potential purchaser of those services or property a written or printed memorandum containing the following information, provided that information is available at the time of execution of the contract:

(1) The total charge for the funeral director’s services and the use of the facilities, including the preparation of the body and other professional services, and the charge for the use of automotive and other necessary equipment.

(2) An itemization of charges for the following merchandise as selected: the casket, an outside receptacle, and clothing.

(3) An itemization of fees or charges and the total amount of cash advances made by the funeral director for transportation, flowers, cemetery, crematory, reduction facility, or hydrolysis facility charges, newspaper notices, clergy honorarium, transcripts, telegrams, long distance telephone calls, music, and any other advances as authorized by the purchaser.

(4) An itemization of any other fees or charges not included above.

(5) The total of the amount specified in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive.

If the charge for any of the above items is not known at the time the contract is entered into, the funeral director shall advise the purchaser of the charge therefor, within a reasonable period after the information becomes available. All prices charged for items covered under Sections 7685 and 7685.1 shall be the same as those given under those sections.

(b) A funeral establishment shall obtain from the person with the right to control the disposition pursuant to Section 7100 of the Health and Safety Code, or the person prearranging the cremation, reduction, or hydrolysis and disposition of the person’s own remains, a signed declaration designating specific instructions with respect to the disposition of cremated remains, reduced human remains, or hydrolyzed human remains. The bureau shall make available a form upon which the declaration shall be made. The form shall include, but not be limited to, the names of the persons with the right to control the disposition of the cremated remains, reduced human remains, or hydrolyzed human remains and the person who is contracting for the cremation, reduction, or hydrolysis services; the name of the deceased; the name of the funeral establishment in possession of the remains; the name of the crematorium, licensed reduction facility, or licensed hydrolysis facility; and specific instructions regarding the manner, location, and other pertinent details regarding the disposition of cremated remains, reduced human remains, or hydrolyzed human remains. The form shall be signed and dated by the person arranging for the cremation, reduction, or hydrolysis and the funeral director, employee, or agent of the funeral establishment in charge of arranging or prearranging the cremation, reduction, or hydrolysis service.

(c) A funeral director entering into a contract to furnish cremation, reduction, or hydrolysis services shall provide to the purchaser of those services, either on the first page of the contract for services, or on a separate page attached to the contract, a written or printed notice containing the following information:

(1) A person having the right to control disposition of cremated remains, reduced human remains, or hydrolyzed human remains may remove the remains in a durable container from the place of cremation, reduction, hydrolysis, or interment, pursuant to Section 7054.6 of the Health and Safety Code.

(2) If the container cannot accommodate all the remains of the deceased, the crematory, licensed reduction facility, or licensed hydrolysis facility shall provide a larger container at no additional cost, or place the excess in a second container that cannot easily come apart from the first, pursuant to Section 8345 of the Health and Safety Code.

7714.

 (a) A corporation, partnership, or natural person may operate, establish, or maintain a reduction facility with a valid reduction facility license issued by the bureau.

7714.1.

 (a) The application for a reduction facility license shall be made in writing on the form prescribed by the bureau and filed at the principal office of the bureau. The application shall be accompanied by the fees required pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 7725).

(b) The bureau shall require an applicant for a reduction facility license to prove compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, and orders, and shall not issue a reduction facility license until the bureau is satisfied that the public interest, human health, and environmental quality will be served by the applicant.

(c) The applicant for a reduction facility license shall present to the bureau any state or locally required permits for business operations, including, but not limited to, any permits required by the local public health department or other state or locally required permits.

7714.2.

 A change in the ownership of a licensed reduction facility shall be reported to the bureau. A transfer in a single transaction or related transactions of more than 50 percent of the equitable interest in a licensed reduction facility constitutes a change of ownership. When a change in ownership in a licensed reduction facility occurs, the existing reduction facility license shall lapse and the new owner shall obtain a license from the bureau as required. The bureau shall not require an applicant under this section to obtain a new permit or license from any other governmental agency when the existing permit or license is valid.

7714.3.

 (a) On or before July 1, 2022, the bureau shall adopt, and may amend, rules and regulations prescribing standards for applicants for reduction facility licenses. In reviewing an application for a reduction facility license, the bureau may consider acts of the applicant, including acts of the incorporators, officers, directors, and stockholders of the applicant, that constitute grounds for the denial of a reduction facility license pursuant to Division 1.5 (commencing with Section 475).

(b) (1) On or before July 1, 2022, the State Department of Public Health shall adopt, and may amend, rules and regulations prescribing the standards for reduction chambers to preserve the public health and safety and to ensure the destruction of pathogenic micro-organisms. A reduction chamber manufacturer may apply to the State Department of Public Health for approval of a reduction chamber for sale and use in the state.

(2) The department shall, to cover the reasonable regulatory costs of the department, charge an application fee for evaluation of a reduction chamber, not to exceed the reasonable regulatory costs of the evaluation, including time that the department spends on processing the application, but not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) reasonable regulatory costs of the department. application.

(3) Once a reduction chamber has been approved pursuant to this subdivision, it may be employed by a licensed reduction facility for the final disposition of human remains.

(c) The bureau shall grant reduction facility licenses only to applicants that will employ a reduction chamber approved by the State Department of Public Health pursuant to subdivision (b).

(d) A reduction facility shall ensure or conduct annual maintenance of all reduction chambers in use by the facility.

(e) The bureau shall not renew a reduction facility license without proof of annual maintenance of all reduction chambers in use by the facility.

7714.4.

 A licensed reduction facility shall not conduct reduction of human remains unless all of the following requirements are met:

(a) The facility is operated under the supervision of a manager qualified in accordance with rules operated by the bureau. A licensed crematory manager may be designated as a reduction facility manager with appropriate certification upon demonstrating an understanding of the applicable provisions of this code and the Health and Safety Code, as determined by the bureau.

(b) The licensee has a written contract with the person or persons entitled to custody of the remains clearly stating the location, manner, and time of disposition of the remains, in which the person or persons entitled to custody of the remains agree to pay the licensee’s regular fee for reduction, disposition, and other services rendered, and any other contractual provisions required by the bureau.

(c) Reduction of remains begins not more than 24 hours after delivery of the remains to the licensee, unless the remains have been preserved in the interim by refrigeration or embalming.

(d) The licensee has a contractual relationship with a licensed cemetery authority for final disposition of reduced human remains by burial of any and all remains that are not lawfully disposed of or that are not called for or accepted by the person or persons entitled to the custody and control of the disposition of those remains within 90 days of date of death.

7714.5.

 It is a misdemeanor for a person, firm, or corporation to reduce human remains, or to engage in the disposition of reduced human remains, without a valid, unexpired reduction facility license. Each reduction of human remains carried out in violation of this section is a separate violation.

7714.6.

 A licensed reduction facility shall be subject to, and shall be disciplined by, the bureau in accordance with, Article 6 (commencing with Section 7686).

7730.12.

 (a) The bureau shall establish the fee to obtain or renew a reduction facility license, which shall be set by the bureau pursuant to subdivision (c).

(b) Every licensee operating a reduction facility shall pay an additional charge per reduction made during the preceding quarter, to be set by the bureau pursuant to subdivision (c).

(c) On or before July 1, 2022, the bureau shall set the fees in subdivisions (a) and (b) in amounts that cumulatively not to exceed the reasonable costs of administering the licensing program. The fee for individual reductions shall not exceed eight dollars and fifty cents ($8.50) per reduction. All fees assessed pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Cemetery and Funeral Fund and shall be used exclusively to administer the licensing program for reduction facilities.

7002.7.

 (a) “Licensed reduction facility” means a corporation, partnership, or natural person licensed pursuant to Article 6.6 (commencing with Section 7714) of Chapter 12 of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code.

(b) “Reduced human remains” means the remains of a human body that have been reduced to soil through a process of contained, accelerated conversion. “Reduced human remains” does not include foreign materials, pacemakers, or prostheses.

(c) “Reduction” means the process of transforming a human body into soil using the natural decomposition process, accelerated by the addition of organic materials.

(d) “Reduction chamber” means the enclosed space within which individual human remains are reduced to soil through an accelerated natural process of conversion and any other attached, nonenclosed, mechanical components that are necessary for the safe and proper functioning of the equipment.

7006.7.

 “Cremated remains container” means a receptacle in which cremated remains or reduced human remains are placed after cremation or reduction.

7010.8.

 “Integrate into the soil” means the authorized addition and mixing of reduced human remains with existing soil in a defined area within a dedicated cemetery or other area in the state where integration is permitted pursuant to this division or Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 7600) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code.

7051.

 (a) A person who removes a part of any human remains from a place where it has been interred, or from a place where it is deposited while awaiting interment, cremation, reduction, or hydrolysis, with intent to sell it or to dissect it, without authority of law, or written permission of the person or persons having the right to control the remains under Section 7100, or with malice or wantonness, has committed a public offense that is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code.

(b) This section does not prohibit the removal of foreign materials, pacemakers, or prostheses from cremated remains, reduced human remains, or hydrolyzed human remains by an employee of a licensed crematory, licensed reduction facility, or licensed hydrolysis facility prior to final processing of remains. Dental gold or silver, jewelry, or mementos, to the extent that they can be identified, may be removed by the employee prior to final processing if the equipment is such that it will not process these materials. However, any dental gold and silver, jewelry, or mementos that are removed shall be returned to the urn, cremated remains container, or hydrolyzed human remains container, unless otherwise directed by the person or persons having the right to control the disposition.

7051.5.

 A person who removes or possesses dental gold or silver, jewelry, or mementos from human remains without specific written permission of the person or persons having the right to control those remains under Section 7100 is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code. The fact that residue and any unavoidable dental gold or dental silver, or other precious metals remain in the cremation chamber, reduction chamber, hydrolysis chamber, or other equipment or any container used in a prior cremation, reduction, or hydrolysis is not a violation of this section.

7052.

 (a) A person who willfully mutilates, disinters, removes from the place of interment, or commits an act of sexual penetration on, or has sexual contact with, any remains known to be human, without authority of law, is guilty of a felony. This section does not apply to a person who, under authority of law, removes the remains for reinterment, or performs a cremation, reduction, or hydrolysis.

(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Sexual penetration” means the unlawful penetration of the vagina or anus, however slight, by any part of a person’s body or other object, or any act of sexual contact between the sex organs of a person and the mouth or anus of a dead body, or any oral copulation of a dead human body for the purpose of sexual arousal, gratification, or abuse.

(2) “Sexual contact” means any willful touching by a person of an intimate part of a dead human body for the purpose of sexual arousal, gratification, or abuse.

7054.

 (a) (1) Except as authorized pursuant to the sections referred to in subdivision (b), a person who deposits or disposes of human remains in any place, except in a cemetery, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(2) Every licensee or registrant pursuant to Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 7600) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code and the agents and employees of the licensee or registrant, or any unlicensed person acting in a capacity in which a license from the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau is required, who, except as authorized pursuant to the sections referred to in subdivision (b), deposits or disposes of human remains in any place, except in a cemetery, is guilty of a misdemeanor that shall be punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both that imprisonment and fine.

(b) (1) Cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains may be disposed of pursuant to Sections 7054.6, 7116, 7117, and 103060.

(2) Reduced human remains may be disposed of pursuant to Sections 7054.5, 7116, 7117, and 103060.

(c) Subdivision (a) of this section does not apply to the reburial of Native American remains under an agreement developed pursuant to subdivision (l) of Section 5097.94 of the Public Resources Code, or implementation of a recommendation or agreement made pursuant to Section 5097.98 of the Public Resources Code.

7054.1.

 (a) Cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains shall not be removed from the place of cremation or hydrolysis, nor shall there be any charge for the cremation or hydrolysis, unless the cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains have been processed so that they are suitable for inurnment within a cremated remains container, hydrolyzed human remains container, or an urn. Every contract for cremation or hydrolysis services shall include specific written notification of the processing to the person having the right to control the disposition of the remains under Section 7100.

(b) Reduced human remains shall not be removed from the licensed reduction facility, nor shall there be a charge for reduction, unless the reduced human remains are suitable for integration into the soil pursuant to Section 7054.5.

7054.5.

 Reduced human remains may be disposed of by integration into the soil by the person having the right to control the disposition of the remains pursuant to Section 7100.

7054.9.

 (a) Except with the express written permission of the person entitled to control the disposition of the reduced human remains, a person shall not do any of the following:

(1) Reduce the remains of more than one person at the same time and in the same reduction chamber, or introduce the remains of a second person into the reduction chamber until the reduction of preceding remains has been terminated and reasonable efforts have been employed to remove all fragments of preceding remains. The fact that there is residue in the reduction chamber or other equipment or a container used in a prior reduction does not violate this section.

(2) Dispose of reduced human remains in a manner or location that the remains are commingled with those of another person. This paragraph does not apply to the disposition of accumulated residue removed from equipment used in the reduction of human remains.

(3) Place reduced human remains or the remains of more than one person in the same container, except as follows:

(A) Members of the same family may be placed in a common contained designed for the reduced remains of more than one person.

(B) Reduced human remains may be placed in a container that has been previously designated, at the time of sale, as being intended for the remains of more than one person.

(C) Disposal of the residue removed from equipment used in the reduction of human remains.

(b) A person, including a corporation or partnership, that violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

7116.

 Cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains may be scattered, and reduced remains may be integrated into the soil, in areas where no local prohibition exists, provided that the cremated remains, hydrolyzed human, or reduced remains are not distinguishable to the public, are not in a container, and that the person who has control over disposition of the remains has obtained written permission of the property owner or governing agency to scatter or integrate into the soil on the property. A state or local agency may adopt an ordinance, regulation, or policy, as appropriate, authorizing, consistent with this section, or specifically prohibiting, the scattering of cremated human remains or hydrolyzed human remains, or the integration into the soil of reduced remains, on lands under the agency’s jurisdiction. The scattering or integration into the soil of the remains of more than one person in one location pursuant to this section does not create a cemetery pursuant to Section 7003 or any other provision of law.

7117.

 (a) Cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains may be taken by boat from any harbor in this state, or by air, and scattered at sea. Cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains shall be removed from their container before the remains are scattered at sea.

(b) A person who scatters at sea, either from a boat or from the air, cremated human remains or hydrolyzed human remains, or who integrates into the soil reduced remains, shall file with the local registrar of births and deaths in the county nearest the point where the remains were scattered or integrated into the soil, a verified statement containing the name of the deceased person, the time and place of death, the place at which the remains were scattered or integrated into the soil, and any other information that the local registrar of births and deaths may require. The first copy of the endorsed permit shall be filed with the local registrar of births and deaths within 10 days of disposition. The third copy shall be returned to the office of issuance.

(c) For purposes of this section, the phrase “at sea” includes the inland navigable waters of this state, exclusive of lakes and streams, provided that scattering shall not take place within 500 yards of the shoreline. This section does not allow the scattering of cremated human remains or hydrolyzed human remains from a bridge or pier.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains of a deceased person may be scattered at sea as provided in this section and Section 103060.

8390.

 All reduced human remains not disposed of in accordance with this chapter, within one year, shall be interred.

8391.

 A reduction facility shall not make or enforce rules requiring that human remains be placed in a casket before reduction, nor shall a reduction facility refuse to accept human remains for reduction for the reason that they are not in a casket. Every director, officer, agent, or representative of a reduction facility who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. This section does not prohibit a facility from requiring some type of container or disposal unit.

8392.

 (a) A reduction facility shall maintain on its premises, or other business location within the state, an accurate record of all reductions performed, including all of the following information:

(1) Name of the referring funeral director, if any.

(2) Name of the deceased.

(3) Date of the reduction.

(4) Disposition of the reduced human remains.

(5) Time and date that the body was inserted into the reduction chamber.

(6) Time and date that the body was removed from the reduction chamber.

(7) Time and date that final processing of the reduced human remains was complete.

(8) Name and address of the authorizing agent.

(9) Identification number assigned to the deceased, pursuant to Section 8393.

(10) A photocopy of the disposition permit filed in connection with the disposition.

(11) Any documentation of compliance with appropriate environmental and safety laws.

(b) A licensed reduction facility shall maintain on its premises, or other business location within the state, records of the maintenance performed on the reduction chamber.

(c) Information described in this section shall be maintained for at least 10 years after the reduction is performed and shall be subject to inspection by the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau.

8393.

 (a) A licensed reduction facility shall maintain an identification system allowing identification of each decedent beginning from the time the licensed reduction facility accepts delivery of human remains until the point at which it releases the reduced human remains to a third party. After reduction, an identifying disk, tab, or other permanent label shall be placed with the cremated remains container before the reduced human remains are released from the licensed reduction facility. Each identification disk, tab, or label shall contain the license number of the reduction facility and shall have a unique number that shall be recorded on all documents regarding the decedent and in the reduction log. Each licensed reduction facility shall maintain a written procedure for identification of remains.

(b) A licensed reduction facility that fails, when requested by an official of the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau, to produce a written procedure for identification of remains shall have 15 working days from the time of the request to produce an identification procedure for review by the chief of the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau. The license of the reduction facility shall be suspended pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, if no identification procedure is produced for review after 15 working days have elapsed.

8394.

 Within two hours after a licensed reduction facility takes custody of a body that has not been embalmed, it shall refrigerate the body at a temperature not greater than 50 degrees Fahrenheit, unless the reduction process will begin within 24 hours of the time that the licensed reduction facility took custody.

8395.

 (a) The reduction facility licensee, or its authorized representatives, shall provide instruction to all facility personnel involved in the reduction process. This instruction shall lead to a demonstrated knowledge on the part of an employee regarding identification procedures used during reduction, operation of the reduction chamber and related equipment, and all laws relevant to the handling of a body and reduced human remains. This instruction shall be outlined in a written plan maintained by the reduction facility licensee for inspection and comment by an inspector of the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau.

(b) An employee shall not be allowed to operate a reduction chamber or related equipment until the employee has demonstrated to the certified manager of a licensed reduction facility or authorized representative of the licensee that the employee understands the procedures required to ensure that health and safety conditions are maintained at the reduction facility and that reduced human remains are not commingled other than for acceptable residue, as defined. The reduction facility licensee shall maintain a record to document that an employee has received the training specified in this section.

(c) A licensed reduction facility that fails, when requested by an official of the bureau, to produce a written employee instruction plan or record of employee training for inspection shall have 15 working days from the time of the request to produce a plan or training record for review by the chief of the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau. The license of a reduction facility shall be suspended, pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, if no plan or training record is produced for review after 15 working days have elapsed.

103055.

 (a) If the certificate of death is properly executed and complete, the local registrar of births and deaths shall issue a permit for disposition that, in all cases, shall specify any one of the following:

(1) The name of the cemetery where the remains shall be interred.

(2) Burial at sea as provided in Section 7117.

(3) The address or description of the place where remains shall be buried, scattered, or integrated into the soil.

(4) The address of the location where the cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains will be kept, as provided in Section 7054.6, under the conditions the state registrar may approve, including, but not limited to, conditions in keeping with public sensibilities, applicable laws, and reasonable assurances that the disposition will be carried out in accordance with the prescribed conditions and will not constitute a private or public nuisance.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this part relative to issuance of a permit for disposition, whenever the death occurred from a disease declared by the department to be infectious, contagious, or communicable and dangerous to the public health, a permit for the disposition of the body shall not be issued by the local registrar, except under those conditions prescribed by the department and local health officers.

103060.

 (a) A permit for disposition for the purpose of removing cremated remains, reduced human remains, or hydrolyzed human remains from the place of cremation, reduction, hydrolysis, or interment shall include a description of the final place of disposition sufficient to identify the place and shall be issued by the local registrar to the person having the right to control the disposition of the remains under Section 7100 upon the application of that person.

(b) A permit for disposition shall be issued under this section only upon the signed acknowledgment by the person making application that trespass and nuisance laws apply to the disposition and that the permit gives no right of unrestricted access to property not owned by the person for the purpose of disposing of the remains.

(c) The person to whom the permit for disposition was issued shall sign the permit, endorse upon it the date of final disposition and, within 10 days, return the first copy of the permit so endorsed to the local registrar of the district in which the disposition took place. The third copy of the permit shall be returned to the office of issuance. After one year, the local registrar may destroy any original or duplicate permit retained pursuant to this section.