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The sale or use for embalming purposes within the State of New Jersey of any fluid containing arsenic, zinc, mercury, copper, lead, silver, antimony, chloral, or cyanogen, or any compound containing any of said substances, or any poisonous alkaloid is prohibited. The board shall have power, by rules and regulations, to provide for appropriate tests to be made of all brands of embalming compounds sold or used within this State or intended for sale or use within this State, and shall disapprove for such sale or use any such compounds that, upon such tests, are determined to contain any substance herein prohibited. The board shall have power to publish a list of such compounds that, upon such tests, are determined to comply with the provisions of this section. Nothing in this section contained shall prohibit the use by any association incorporated under article four of chapter nine of Title 45 of the Revised Statutes, 1 of any substance for the preservation of dead bodies which have legally come into its possession.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Jersey Statutes Title 45. Professions and Occupations 45 § 7-64 - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nj/title-45-professions-and-occupations/nj-st-sect-45-7-64/
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