Section 25-05-01-07 - Cremation requirements1. All crematoriums shall clean their retorts at the conclusion of each cremation, and bone fragments that remain must be duly reduced by equipment sanctioned by the cremation association of North America, placed in a rigid sealed container of fiberglass, metal, wood, or plastic, and duly marked with the name of the person cremated, the name of the funeral director involved in the cremation, the age and date of birth and death of the person cremated, and the name and complete address of the crematorium.2. If cremated remains are to be shipped by a common carrier, they must be shipped only by a method which uses an internal tracking system . Cremated remains shall be shipped to the address as stated on the cremation authorization form signed by the authorizing agent.3. Cremated remains to be shipped must be packed in a method which complies with United States postal service requirements for packaging and shipping cremated remains, including USPS publication 139. Further,a. Cremated remains must be placed in a heavy duty plastic bag with a metal identification tag attached to the bag.b. The bag must be placed inside a temporary shipping container or urn, and sealed with durable tape.c. The temporary shipping container or urn must be placed in a corrugated cardboard box with identification of the deceased, the recipient's and the sender's addresses both within the box and written or secured to the outside of the box, adequate padding must be supplied, and the box must be sealed with durable tape.d. The cardboard box containing the temporary shipping container or urn must be placed in a durable outer container, such as the United States postal service's priority two-day express mail shipping box, appropriately padded and sealed with durable tape. The recipient's address, the return address, and tracking number must be legibly written on or attached to the box, and the contents must be insured in the amount requested by the authorizing agent. The box containing the temporary shipping container or urn may not be shipped in a bag or envelope, such as the United States postal service's express envelopes.e. The crematorium or funeral practitioner must monitor the shipment using the tracking number, and must supply the tracking number to the intended recipient by phone or email on the day of shipment.f. The crematorium or funeral practitioner must contact the intended recipient to confirm receipt of the package.N.D. Admin Code 25-05-01-07
Effective May 1, 1993; amended effective May 1, 1998.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2015-355, January 2015, effective 1/1/2015.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 370, October 2018, effective 10/1/2018.General Authority: NDCC 43-10-05
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-10-05