Section 34-13-113

Application for license; inspection of establishment; issuance of license.

(a) Application for a license to operate a funeral establishment shall be made in writing on a form provided by the board. The application shall be verified by the applicant or, if the applicant is a corporation, firm or other organization, by an officer or member thereof, and shall be accompanied by an application fee to be established by the board, not to exceed $300.00. The application shall disclose:

(1) The name and address of the establishment;

(2) That the establishment is operated by a licensed funeral director and a licensed embalmer or a person licensed both as a funeral director and embalmer;

(3) A description of the establishment's buildings, equipment and facilities;

(4) That the establishment has a sanitary, properly equipped embalming room, a place for the conduct of funerals and a casket selection room stocked with an average selection of caskets; and

(5) Such other information as may be required by the board.

(b) Upon receipt of said application, the board shall make inspection of the funeral establishment. If the board determines that the establishment meets the qualifications prescribed by law, it shall issue the license.

(Acts 1975, No. 214, p. 705, §41; Acts 1981, No. 81-200, p. 234, §4; Acts 1981, No. 81-709, p. 1190, §1.)