1. It shall be unlawful for a practitioner of mortuary and embalming science or practitioner of mortuary science to place the remains of more than one deceased person or stillborn infant in a coffin, casket, or other container for the purpose of interment, unless other written directions have been given by the decedent or a court of competent jurisdiction, or the relative or relatives of the decedent in the following order:
(1) Surviving spouse;
(2) A majority of surviving children of the decedent or the surviving child if one;
(3) The surviving parent or parents of the decedent;
(4) A majority of the brothers and sisters of the decedent if no child or parent is living; or
(5) Other next of kin according to the degree of consanguinity.