North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 90. Medicine and Allied Occupations § 90-113.158. Criminal possession of embalming fluid

(1) Embalmer.

(2) Embalming.

(3) Embalming fluid.

(4) Funeral director.

(5) Resident trainee.

(1) Possessing embalming fluid for any purpose other than the lawful preservation of dead human bodies by a person authorized by law to engage in such activity or the lawful preservation of wildlife by a person licensed in taxidermy pursuant to G.S. 113-273(k).

(2) Selling, delivering, or otherwise distributing embalming fluid to another person with knowledge that the person intends to utilize the embalming fluid for any purpose other than the lawful preservation of dead human bodies by a person authorized by law to engage in such activity or the lawful preservation of wildlife by a person licensed in taxidermy pursuant to G.S. 113-273(k).

(1) If the violation involves less than 28 grams, the violation shall be punished as a Class I felony.

(2) If the violation involves 28 grams or more of embalming fluid, but less than 200 grams, the violation shall be punished as a Class G felony.

(3) If the violation involves 200 grams or more of embalming fluid, but less than 400 grams, the violation shall be punished as a Class F felony.

(4) If the violation involves 400 grams or more of embalming fluid, the violation shall be punished as a Class D felony.