1. (a) A transportation company shall accept a dead human body for shipment only when it is accompanied by a properly completed burial-transit permit.
2. (b) A transportation company shall not accept a dead human body for shipment when fluid or offensive odors are escaping from the case.

3. (c)

   1. (1) A dead human body transported by common carrier must be:

      1. (A) Embalmed thoroughly by an approved embalming process; and
      2. (B) Placed in a rigid container made for the purpose, equipped with sufficient handles on sides and ends.
   2. (2) A body that cannot be embalmed or is in a state of decomposition shall be transported only after enclosure in an airtight container.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: "(Reference: Section 28 of Act 1254 of 1995)"