451.645 - Authority of cemetery or funeral home; authority of operator to contract with or employ licensed funeral director.
451.645 Authority of cemetery or funeral home; authority of operator to contract with or employ licensed funeral director.
1. A cemetery or funeral home may erect and conduct a crematory if licensed as the operator.
2. A crematory may be erected on or adjacent to the premises of a cemetery or funeral establishment if the location is zoned for commercial or industrial use, or at any other location where the local zoning permits. A crematory must conform to all local building codes and environmental standards.
3. The operator of a crematory may contract with or employ a licensed funeral director to:
(a) Deal with the public in arranging for cremations;
(b) Transport human remains to the crematory; or
(c) Distribute, fill out or obtain the return of necessary papers.
Ê This subsection does not require the performance of any act by a licensed funeral director unless other law requires that such an act be performed only by him or her.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2602)