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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-18-73. Renewal of licenses for the operation of funeral establishments, organic human reduction facilities, and crematories; changes in ownership.
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-18-73. Renewal of licenses for the operation of funeral establishments, organic human reduction facilities, and crematories; changes in ownership.

(a) Licenses for the operation of funeral establishments, organic human reduction facilities, and crematories shall expire biennially unless the owner or proprietor of a licensed funeral establishment, organic human reduction facility, or crematory applies to the board to renew the license prior to its expiration. The application shall show the name of the funeral establishment, organic human reduction facility, or crematory; the names and addresses of all owners or, if the owner is a corporation, the names and addresses of all officers and directors of the corporation; and the names of all licensed embalmers and funeral directors who own or are employed by such funeral establishment, organic human reduction facility, or crematory or are otherwise connected to such establishment, facility, or crematory, together with the date of issue and the license number of each registered embalmer and funeral director as required. If the renewal fee prescribed by the board has been paid and the funeral establishment, organic human reduction facility, or crematory meets all the other requirements provided for in this article, the board shall issue a license; otherwise it shall be unlawful for any funeral establishment, organic human reduction facility, or crematory to operate in this state. Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to require an organic human reduction facility or a crematory to employ an embalmer in order to be licensed.

(b) Whenever there is a change in ownership of a funeral establishment, organic human reduction facility, or crematory, the board shall be notified within 15 days prior to the proposed change upon a form provided by the board.

## History

Code 1981, § 43-18-73, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1372, § 1; Ga. L. 2025, p. 269, § 1-10/SB 241, effective July 1, 2025.

## Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, rewrote subsection (a) and inserted “, organic human reduction facility,” in the middle of subsection (b).