71-1371. Nuisance; abatement; acts prohibited; penalty.
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(1)Maintaining or operating a crematory in violation of the Cremation of Human Remains Act or any rules and regulations of the department adopted and promulgated under the act is a public nuisance and may be abated as a nuisance as provided by law.
(2)It is a Class III misdemeanor to
(a)establish, operate, or maintain a crematory subject to the Cremation of Human Remains Act without being licensed as a crematory authority under the act,
(b)hold oneself out to the public as a crematory authority without being licensed under the act, or
(c)perform a cremation without a cremation authorization form signed by the authorizing agent and a completed permit for transit or cremation as provided by the department or a cremation permit.
(3)Signing a cremation authorization form with actual knowledge that the form contains false, incorrect, or misleading information is a Class III misdemeanor.
(4)A violation of any other provision of the Cremation of Human Remains Act is a Class III misdemeanor.