Cremation Containers

Sec. 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.