Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 716.151
Cremation Containers

(a)

Human remains must be placed in a cremation container that:

(1)

is made of combustible materials suitable for cremation;

(2)

provides a complete covering of the body;

(3)

is resistant to leakage or spillage;

(4)

is rigid for easy handling; and

(5)

protects the health and safety of crematory personnel.

(b)

A crematory establishment may not remove human remains from a cremation container and must cremate the cremation container with the human remains.

(c)

Except as provided by this section, a crematory establishment may not:

(1)

require that deceased human remains be placed in a casket before cremation or that remains be cremated in a casket; or

(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.

Source: Section 716.151 — Cremation Containers, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­716.­htm#716.­151 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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