Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/2014/cite/149A.93/subd/149A.93.3
Timestamp: 2020-01-28 14:59:34
Document Index: 522569096

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 1', 'art 12', 'art 12', 'art 15', 'art 12', 'art 1']

﻿ Sec. 149A.93 MN Statutes
Section 149A.93
149A.92 149A.94
2014 Subd. 3 Amended 2014 c 275 art 1 s 31
2013 Subd. 3 Amended 2013 c 108 art 12 s 92
2013 Subd. 6 Amended 2013 c 108 art 12 s 93
2010 Subd. 6 Amended 2010 c 262 s 10
2010 Subd. 7 Amended 2010 c 262 s 11
2008 Subd. 6 Amended 2008 c 228 s 5
2007 Subd. 1 Amended 2007 c 114 s 55
2007 Subd. 2 Amended 2007 c 114 s 56
2007 Subd. 2a New 2007 c 114 s 57
2007 Subd. 3 Amended 2007 c 114 s 58
2007 Subd. 4 Amended 2007 c 114 s 59
2007 Subd. 6 Amended 2007 c 114 s 60
2007 Subd. 8 Amended 2007 c 114 s 61
2007 Subd. 9 Repealed 2007 c 114 s 75
2005 Subd. 1 Amended 2005 c 106 s 58
2005 Subd. 2 Amended 2005 c 106 s 59
2005 Subd. 3 Amended 2005 c 106 s 60
2005 Subd. 4 Amended 2005 c 106 s 61
2005 Subd. 5 Amended 2005 c 106 s 62
1997 149A.93 New 1997 c 215 s 39
149A.93 TRANSPORTATION OF DEAD HUMAN BODIES.
Subdivision 1.Permits required.
After removal from the place of death to any location where the body is held awaiting final disposition, further transportation of the body shall require a certificate of removal. The certificate of removal shall contain the information required in the format as furnished by the commissioner.
Subd. 2.Certificate of removal.
A certificate of removal is required when:
Subd. 2a.Retention of certificate of removal.
Subd. 3.Disposition permit.
A disposition permit is required before a body can be buried, entombed, alkaline hydrolyzed, or cremated. No disposition permit shall be issued until a fact of death record has been completed and filed with the state registrar of vital statistics.
Subd. 4.Possession of permit.
Subd. 5.Death outside state; disposition permit.
When a death occurs outside of the state and the body travels into or through this state, the body must be accompanied by a permit for burial, removal, or other disposition issued in accordance with the laws and rules of the state where the death occurred.
Subd. 6.Conveyances permitted for transportation.
A dead human body may be transported by means of private vehicle or private aircraft, provided that the body must be encased in an appropriate container, that meets the following standards:
(3) has ample enclosed area to accommodate a cot, stretcher, rigid tray, casket, alternative container, alkaline hydrolysis container, or cremation container in a horizontal position;
(4) is designed to permit loading and unloading of the body without excessive tilting of the cot, stretcher, rigid tray, casket, alternative container, alkaline hydrolysis container, or cremation container; and
Subd. 7.Transportation procedures.
When a dead human body is transported by public transportation, it must be properly embalmed and enclosed in a casket or alternative container and an appropriate outside shipping container. All applicable regulations and policies of the carrier must be followed. When transportation is by any private vehicle or aircraft, the outside shipping container may be omitted or the casket or alternative container and the outside container may both be omitted and, in such case, the body shall be wrapped in a sheet that is impervious to liquids, covered in such a manner that the body cannot be viewed, encased in a secure pouch, and placed on a cot, stretcher, or rigid tray.
Subd. 8.Who may transport.
A dead human body may be transported by unlicensed personnel according to section 149A.90. A licensed mortician or funeral director who directs the transport of a dead human body by unlicensed personnel shall be held strictly accountable for compliance with this chapter.
1997 c 215 s 39; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 15 s 32; 2005 c 106 s 58-62; 2007 c 114 s 55-61; 2008 c 228 s 5; 2010 c 262 s 10,11; 2013 c 108 art 12 s 92,93; 2014 c 275 art 1 s 31