Health and Safety Code section 7003

(a)

“Cemetery” means either of the following:

(1)

Any of the following that is used or intended to be used and dedicated for cemetery purposes:

(A)

A burial park, for earth interments.

(B)

A mausoleum, for crypt or vault interments.

(C)

A crematory and columbarium, for interment of cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains.

(2)

A place where six or more human bodies are buried.

(b)

This section shall become operative on July 1, 2020.

Source: Section 7003, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=7003. (accessed Apr. 24, 2025).

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Apr. 24, 2025

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Original Source: Section 7003, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=7003. (last accessed Apr. 24, 2025).