- (1) Any body shipped by common carrier must be embalmed by a licensed embalmer in a manner approved by the State Board of Embalming.
(2) The body must be placed in either:
- (a) a sound casket enclosed in a strong outside shipping case; or
- (b) a metal container specifically designed for this purpose.
- (3) If the body cannot be embalmed or is in a state of decomposition, it may be shipped only after enclosure in an air-tight metal casket encased in a strong outside shipping case, or in a sound casket encased in an air-tight metal, or metal-lined shipping case.
- (4) When a body is to be transported by common carrier, the burial-transit permit shall be attached to the shipping case.
- (5) A body transported by means other than a common carrier must be encased in a container, such as a plastic bag, that ensures against seepage of fluid and the escape of odors.
- (6) Bodies transported by a licensed funeral director in a vehicle used for such purpose do not need to be encased.
- (7) If a dead body is to be transported by means other than a common carrier and for a purpose other than preparation or storage, the burial-transit permit shall be attached to the container in which the body is enclosed or in the possession of the person transporting the body.
KEY: vital statistics, permits, funeral industries
Date of Last Change: February 22, 2024
Notice of Continuation: March 20, 2023
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-8-120; 26B-8-121; 26B-1-224