Section 7-102 - Scope of title.
§ 7-102. Scope of title.
(a) In general.- This title does not limit the right of an individual to practice a health occupation that the individual is authorized to practice under this article.
(b) Operation of a cemetery or crematory.-
(1) In this subsection, "registrant or permit holder" means a person regulated under Title 5 of the Business Regulation Article as a registered cemeterian, registered seller, or holder of a permit to operate a cemetery or burial goods business.
(2) This title does not apply to:
(i) The business of operating a cemetery, including the sale of cemetery lots, grave sites, mausoleums, monuments, lawn crypts, or vaults;
(ii) The ownership of a crematory or the business of operating a crematory in which:
1. A registrant or permit holder owns a greater percentage of the crematory than a person licensed under this title;
2. Ownership is equal between a registrant or permit holder and a person licensed under this title; or
3. Neither a registrant, permit holder, or person licensed under this title has an ownership interest in the crematory; or
(iii) The ownership of a crematory or the business of operating a crematory or incinerator at a licensed medical facility or educational institution.
[An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 359; 1981, ch. 8, § 2; ch. 9, § 2; 1990, ch. 6, § 11; 2010, ch. 450.]