Georgia Code, Title 31, Chapter 21, Article 1 - General Provisions

• § 31-21-1 - Approved Disinfectant; "Embalming" Defined
  (a) An approved disinfectant fluid shall contain not less than 5 percent formaldehyde gas.(b) As used in this chapter, the term "embalming" means the...
• § 31-21-2 - Conflict With Authority of Commissioner of Agriculture
  Nothing in this article shall repeal or be construed to conflict with any power and authority now vested in the Commissioner of Agriculture by...
• § 31-21-3 - Death of Person With Infectious or Communicable Disease; Required Reporting Procedures; Confidentiality; Disclosure; Penalties
  (a) For the purposes of this Code section, the term "infectious or communicable disease" shall include the following: (1) Infectious hepatitis; (2) Tuberculosis; (3)...
• § 31-21-4 - Burial At Sea of Cremated Remains; Notification that Cremated Remains are Ready for Interment; Unclaimed Cremated Remains
  (a) (1) Cremated remains may be taken by boat from any harbor in this state, or by air, for burial at sea at a...
• § 31-21-5 - Incineration or Cremation of Dead Body or Parts Thereof
  (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to incinerate or cremate a dead body or parts thereof; provided, however, that the provisions of...
• § 31-21-6 - Notification of Law Enforcement Agency Upon Disturbance, Destruction, or Debasement of Human Remains
  (a) Any person who knows or has reason to believe that interred human remains have been or are being disturbed, destroyed, defaced, mutilated, removed,...
• § 31-21-7 - Preneed Contracts and Revisions; Affidavit on Disposition of Remains; Role of Probate Court; Warrant As to Truthfulness; Liability of Funeral Home
  (a) A person who is 18 years of age or older and of sound mind, by entering into a preneed contract, as defined in...

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