1. A. No person shall operate a funeral establishment or commercial embalming establishment, engage in the sale of any funeral service merchandise to the public, provide funeral services, carry on the business or profession of embalming or funeral directing or perform any of the functions, duties, or powers prescribed for funeral directors or embalmers pursuant to the provisions of the Funeral Services Licensing Act unless such person has obtained the license specified by rules promulgated pursuant to the Funeral Services Licensing Act and has otherwise complied with the provisions of the Funeral Services Licensing Act. Said license shall be nontransferable and nonnegotiable.
2. B. A license shall not be issued to any person for the operation of a funeral or embalming establishment which does not employ an embalmer licensed pursuant to the provisions of Section 396.3 of this title. An individual who supervises a funeral or embalming establishment shall be licensed pursuant to the provisions of Section 396.3 of this title.
3. C. The holder of any license issued pursuant to the Funeral Services Licensing Act, or any rules promulgated pursuant thereto, shall have such license recorded in the office of the county clerk in the county in which the licensee is engaged in such funeral business.

Laws 1941, HB 73, p. 237, § 7, emerg. eff. May 20, 1941; Amended by Laws 1983, HB 1174, c. 163, § 4; Amended by Laws 1989, SB 155, c. 297, § 7, eff. November 1, 1989; Amended by Laws 1999, SB 86, c. 64, § 7, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available).