OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AIJSIIN

HonorableL. D. Eartwell CountyAttorney mYIt county Oroenrllla,

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Board or dmbalmlng. A thea lease8 this room to B, a liceneedEmbalmeror thr toan of L, Hunt Countyfor a stipulated

nonthly rentaland a stipulated amount eeoh time this groperation room is **urod** by B in ProParbtg a body ror burial. 

### 82HonorableL. D. Hsrtwoll, Pago 2

-In the cam oi e death in the town in whioh h does buelnese t?osr interestedeither 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 directiona8 he 80.8 et. A rooalveano 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 supervisesthe burial from the tire he receive9 a call until intermentis oomplated. B liver in a town some twenty-rivemiles rrtnn the town in which A's place of business and said preparation room ie located.” 'k's hall assume that B la a duly lloan8sd funeral dlrector as roll as embalmer.

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

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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 assistingan unlicensedperson to angagsd in the buainesa of Funeral Directorcs that term 1s defined by law?

“‘,uesticn NO. 3: Is it a violation or aaid Article for B to encage in the practice of FuneralDirecting In a town o%hsr t%n tte cne In v~hlch ?~e resides?".

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IO afroo tlon 1, that 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 rlolotllyany or tho prodoIono 

### 0r Art1018 45aR-a, R. c. s., or Art1010 752-a 

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It ~000#00rii~rOiiOW0, that ir A i8 Wt 0438604 in tho **buriaom** 

### or pooatioo **oi** i'unonl diroot~, that B oan sot lutothim Is oo doing, whorororoyour rooond quootIon is onoworod In tho n~atlro.

X8 lIkorioo r&r.. with your oonolwIon thnt your third quortlon rhouldbe answorod In tho no&atito and wo adopt your disouarlon 

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No. SI Rule 4 (prowl atod by tho atoto **Boord** 

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### 0r sold Art1010 4lM&) prorldoothat ~Conduotlng a Ranoral #hall 88~1 tho personal 8uporrioIonor a 1loonood maoral Directorfrom the time of th8 rlrot yz uBt;l Intorront lo ooraplotod'. Rule 6 **moridoa:** noes of ~?unoral

Diroctlngmuot bo oonductodmad 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 ongagingor conductingthe buolmao ot o runoralf?irootor as 

### d0riad in said low withouta lioonsedrunoral diroctby in charge tkerooi at ali thea’. *Under ttr facts etated *bsve it appears thfit 5 live8 lr a town 80~1o twenty-rivemlloo 

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### 0r buliooooand said preparation room ir looatod.Hoonoraolo L. D, Eiartwoll, Pugs 4

=1t IOOma that Sootlon 4 IO not violated by rho arrangomontsot 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.buainooaof iunorrldirootw 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 greoentan& phprioallyin 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 tiarawhen 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 CriminalAppeals 5.n paoalng on 8 law which f rovi4od Ohut a beauty l ohool In #lo stats must be at all timof under the diroot auyenIalon or a rogiotored halrdreeeoror coanmtologiet held tkmt the word9 *at all times' a;poarln(; in said 8l;sttits

must be &ven o rationaloonstrnotlonaonsiatontwith the le;iolat,ure*r intent azd ntusi

be ovratruod6s zaanini; at all reaaonac4e**timee.** It rsams that ths words *at all tme’ appearingin -2ul.o 5 ahvuld be @ren the same ConatSuOtion, and 3, who would be grosontpersonallyat all thes when snid praparatior room was beir?E; wed and when a funeralwas being dlreotedand a;~~rvisodand till@ a body was bein.;;m,-ared ior burialam Lmrle&,would UGer a roasonatlecomtr~ction of saia rule a8 set OUt in Sizellev. =tase be 'celd t0 be prssent and in charge thereofat all tiOLes.*