34. Every practitioner of mortuary science or practitioner of mortuary and embalming science shall report to the local health officer all contagious cases in which he may be called, within twelve hours after death or as soon as may be after being called.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 45:7-65
Contagious diseases; report to local health officer
Known as the Mortuary Science Act
The act spans §§ 45:7-32 to 45:7-95 (57 sections).
L.1952, c. 340, p. 1114, s. 34; amended 2025, c.52, s.14.
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