1. (a) Human remains must be placed in a cremation container that:

   1. (1) is made of combustible materials suitable for cremation;
   2. (2) provides a complete covering of the body;
   3. (3) is resistant to leakage or spillage;
   4. (4) is rigid for easy handling; and
   5. (5) protects the health and safety of crematory personnel.
2. (b) A crematory establishment may not remove human remains from a cremation container and must cremate the cremation container with the human remains.

3. (c) Except as provided by this section, a crematory establishment may not:

   1. (1) require that deceased human remains be placed in a casket before cremation or that remains be cremated in a casket; or
   2. (2) refuse to accept for cremation remains that have not been placed in a casket.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 178, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.