Sec. 716.151. CREMATION CONTAINERS. (a) Human remains must be placed in a cremation container that:

(1) is made of combustible materials suitable for cremation;

(2) provides a complete covering of the body;

(3) is resistant to leakage or spillage;

(4) is rigid for easy handling; and

(5) protects the health and safety of crematory personnel.

(b) A crematory establishment may not remove human remains from a cremation container and must cremate the cremation container with the human remains.

(c) Except as provided by this section, a crematory establishment may not:

(1) require that deceased human remains be placed in a casket before cremation or that remains be cremated in a casket; or

(2) refuse to accept for cremation remains that have not been placed in a casket.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 178, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.