CHAPTER 694.  BURIAL

Sec. 694.001.  Duties of Texas Department of Health.

         The Texas Department of Health shall regulate the disposal,
transportation, interment, and disinterment of dead bodies to the
extent reasonable and necessary to protect public health and
safety.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Sec. 694.002.  Duty of Commissioners Court Concerning Burial of Paupers.

         The commissioners court of each county shall provide for the
interment or cremation of paupers. A pauper may not be cremated
if a relative or friend expresses objection to this procedure.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. 
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 211, eff. Sept. 1,
1991.

Sec. 694.003.  Power of Governing Body of Type A General-Law Municipality
Concerning Burial.

         The governing body of a Type A general-law municipality may
regulate the burial of the dead.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 198