20 CAR § 1-701 – Burial-transit permit

(a) A burial-transit permit shall be required when a dead body is cremated or transported out of the state.
(b) The burial-transit permit shall be issued by the State Registrar of Vital Records and/or designated representative of the district in which the death occurred upon request of a funeral director or his or her designated representative.
(c) A burial-transit permit may be waived for disposition in Arkansas for persons who died in Arkansas and will be buried in Arkansas.
(d) Cremation shall occur as authorized by the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services.