NRS451.645. Authority of cemetery or funeral home; authority of operator to contract with or employ licensed funeral director.

      1.  A cemetery or funeral home may erect and conduct a crematory if licensed as the operator.

      2.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 451.635, a crematory may be erected on or adjacent to the premises of a cemetery or funeral establishment if the location is zoned for commercial or industrial use, or at any other location where the local zoning permits. A crematory must conform to all local building codes and environmental standards.

      3.  The operator of a crematory may contract with or employ a licensed funeral director to:

      (a) Deal with the public in arranging for cremations;

      (b) Transport human remains to the crematory; or

      (c) Distribute, fill out or obtain the return of necessary papers.

Ê This subsection does not require the performance of any act by a licensed funeral director unless other law requires that such an act be performed only by him or her.

      (Added to NRS by 1993, 2602; A 2013, 237)