2015 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 451 - Dead Bodies
NRS 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. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 451.635, 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.
↪ This § 67th/Stats199312.html#Stats199312page2602">1993, 2602; A 2013, 237)
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