The Department of State Health Services shall regulate the disposal, transportation, interment, and disinterment of dead bodies to the extent reasonable and necessary to protect public health and safety.
Tex. Health & Safety Code § 694.001
DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Billings v. Concordia Heritage Ass'n (1997)
Most recently applied in Billings v. Concordia Heritage Ass'n (July 1997)
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff
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