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Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 716.003. Location of Crematory

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A crematory may be constructed on or adjacent to a perpetual care cemetery or adjacent to a funeral establishment.

(b) A crematory, other than a crematory registered with the commission on September 1, 2003, must:

(1) be adjacent to a perpetual care cemetery or funeral establishment; and

(2) be owned or operated by the person that owns or operates the perpetual care cemetery or funeral establishment.

(c) In this section, “adjacent to” means that a part of the property on which the crematory is to be constructed has a common boundary with:

(1) the perpetual care cemetery or property on which the funeral establishment is located; or

(2) a public easement, a utility easement, or a railroad right-of-way that has a common boundary with the perpetual care cemetery or property on which the funeral establishment is located.

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