Within two hours after a crematory licensed by the State of California 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 cremation process will begin within 24 hours of the time that crematory took custody.
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 8346
Operation of Crematories
Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 570, Sec. 10
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