OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AIJSIIN 

Honorable L. D. Eartwell 

County Attorney 

mYIt county 

Oroenrllla, Ten8 

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Board or dmbalmlng. A thea lease8 this room to B, a 

liceneed Embalmer or thr toan of L, Hunt County for a 

stipulated nonthly rental and a stipulated amount eeoh 

time this groperation room is urod by B in ProParbtg 

a body ror burial. 

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Honorable L. D. Hsrtwoll, Pago 2 

-In the cam oi e death in the town in whioh 

h does buelnese t?osr interested either call B direotly, or oall A who irunediately oallr B by teleghono to come and take charge ot the body. A haa 

no part in the preparation or burial of the body. 

Thi8 18 handlrd by B under hle own direction a8 he 

80.8 et. A rooalvea no compen8atlon ror calling B 

to t4ko ohmrge of sala funoral. Rim only lntere8t 

in tha matter being in ralll~lg thr oaakat and oollooting thr agreed rantal rrom B. 

*B her oomplete oontrol over said preparation 

room, and he personally supervises the burial from the 

tire he receive9 a call until interment is oomplated. 

B liver in a town some twenty-rive miles rrtnn the town 

in which A's place of business and said preparation 

room ie located.” 

'k'shall assume that B la a duly lloan8sd funeral dlrector as roll as embalmer. 

Upon these facts you ask our opinion on the following quaetiona: 

-~;uestlon No. 1: Is A vlolatin~ any aectlon 0r 

Article 45!32-o HCS or Article 702-a Penal Code, that 

is, 1s A engeged in the business or prsotlce of Funeral 

xrsctlng in violstlon 0r said Articles? 

":,usstlsn NG. 2: Is Bdolsting said law in assisting an unlicensed person to angagsd in the buainesa 

of Funeral Director cs that term 1s defined by law? 

“‘,uesticn NO. 3: Is it a violation or aaid 

Article for B to encage in the practice of Funeral Directing In a town o%hsr t%n tte cne In v~hlch ?~e resides?" 
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l¶onoroblr 1. 0. lhrtuell, Plgo S 

VJndortaLor,~ *lortloion * or l y othor 

th.t ho Ir -agod h tho buoinooo 

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tlon 1, th a t 

dth yotr ooaoludoa rlth roapoot to quoal vr tho faoto otatod above It 088~ olur tbot 

A is not tiolotin$ anld l oation (7) in that ho hor nothito do With tho sonduotlng or tho iunrrrl or burl81 sad 18 

~~ooldI”” hiaeolf out as l ngogod in or oanduotlsq mold bus- 

“, and oonooquontly A IO not rlolotlly any or tho prodoIono 0r Art1018 45aR-a, R. c. s., or Art1010 752-a 0r tho 

Penal Cods. 

It ~000#00rii~ rOiiOW0, that ir A i8 Wt 0438604 

in tho buriaom or pooatioo oi i'unonl diroot~, that B oan 

sot l uto t him Is oo doing, whorororo your rooond quootIon 

is onoworod In tho n~atlro. 

X8 lIkorioo r&r.. with your oonolwIon thnt your 

third quortlon rhould be answorod In tho no&atito and wo 

adopt your disouarlon th0r00r a8 oxprordag th4 viowo 0r thlr 

Doportmont : 

*?,tlortIon No. SI Rule 4 (prowl atod by tho 

a to to Boord or xmbdilag undel r uthor f ty 0r sold 

Art1010 4lM&) prorldoo that ~Conduotlng a Ranoral 

#hall 88~1 tho personal 8uporrioIon or a 1loonood 

maoral Director from the time of th8 rlrot yz uBt;l 

Intorront lo ooraplotod'. Rule 6 moridoa: 

noes of ~?unoral Diroctlng muot bo oonductod mad ongagod In at a fired plaoo or ortabllohmont~ and no poreon oh811 open or maintain e plaoo or l otablIohmont at 

whloh to ongago in or conduot or hold hIwolf ou? as 

ongaging or conducting the buolmao ot o runoral f?irootor 

as d0riad in said low without a lioonsed runoral diroctby in charge tkerooi at ali thea’. 

*Under ttr facts etated *bsve it appears thfit 5 

live8 lr a town 80~1o twenty-rive mlloo mm tho town in 

qhioh A’S plaoo 0r bulioooo and said preparation room 

ir looatod. 
Hoonoraolo L. D, Eiartwoll, Pugs 4 

=1t IOOma that Sootlon 4 IO not violated by 

rho arrangomont sot out above r0r B, a lloa:;ood 

Funeral Dirootor, aasumao ~0r80~1 aup~nidon of 

the body and the finoral from the tlrr or the rirat 

0all uatu Intor0oBt Ia oonplotod. 

'As to Rule 6, Under the arrmgomont above sot 

out tha.buainooa of iunorrl dirootw la osnductod end 

engaged in at a ilxed plaoo or 8otabll~hmont. The 

only Juostian then aa to suoh rule la to the part or 

said rule whloh provides that *a runoral dlrootor mot 

be in ohargo thoreoi atoll tlmoo~. or aouroo, B would 

not be poraonal.ly greoent an& phprioally in ohargo of 

asid FOXI at aach minu:a of the day, but it a,-pears to 

me irvm rho raoto that b would bs in charge thoroor et 

all xasonablo times and at all tiara when said room 

WBO bOiAg U8Od OC WhOo l iU!IOrol W08 bring dirOOt@d. 

Win BIrollo v. Stats, 16 9. K. Sd, pegs S85, our 

Court of Criminal Appeals 5.n paoalng on 8 law which 

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rovi4od Ohut a beauty l ohool In #lo stats must be 

at all timof under the diroot auyenIalon or a rogiotored halrdreeeor or coanmtologiet held tkmt the word9 

*at all times' a;poarln(; in said 8l;sttits must be &ven 

o rational oonstrnotlon aonsiatont with the le;iolat,ure*r intent azd ntusi be ovratruod 6s zaanini; at all 

reaaonac4e timee. It rsams that ths words *at all tme’ 

appearing in -2ul.o 5 ahvuld be @ren the same ConatSuOtion, and 3, who would be grosont personally at all 

thes when snid praparatior room was beir?E; wed and when 

a funeral was being dlreoted and a;~~rvisod and till@ a 

body was bein.; ;m,-ared ior burial am Lmrle&, would 

UGer a roasonatle comtr~ction of saia rule a8 set OUt 

in Sizelle v. =tase be 'celd t0 be prssent and in charge 

thereof at all tiOLes.*