Section 34-13-111 License required; inspections; transfer of license.
Section 34-13-111
License required; inspections; transfer of license.
(a) No funeral establishment or branch thereof for the preparation, disposition and care of dead human bodies shall be opened or maintained unless duly licensed by the board. No funeral establishment or branch shall be moved without obtaining a new funeral establishment license from the board.
(b) The board shall charge a fee of $35.00 in addition to the license fee for the first inspection of any funeral establishment seeking a license under Section 34-13-72 made for the purpose of determining whether such funeral establishment has fulfilled the requirements for licensure hereunder. The board shall charge a fee of $75.00 for each reinspection necessitated by failure of any funeral establishment to pass such first inspection. All funeral establishments and branches shall be inspected by the board, or its representatives, at least once annually, with an inspection fee of $35.00, and shall meet and conform to the provisions of this chapter and to such other lawful standards and requirements as may be determined by rule of the board in furtherance of the provisions of this chapter; and, for failure to do so, the board may revoke such license in accordance with the procedure set forth in this chapter.
(c) Applications for transfer of a license to another location in the same county shall be made upon blanks furnished by the board and shall be accompanied by a fee of $25.00. The fee for a new branch or location for a funeral establishment shall be $250.00. Any change in ownership must be immediately reported to the board.
(Acts 1975, No. 214, p. 705, §44; Acts 1981, No. 81-200, p. 234, §4; Acts 1981, No. 81-709, p. 1190, §1; Acts 1983, No. 83-746, p. 1235, §1.)