Sec. 651.354. RENEWAL OF CEMETERY OR FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE. (a) The commission shall mail written notice to a cemetery or funeral establishment of the impending expiration of the establishment's license not later than the 30th day before the expiration date of the license. The notice must state that:
(1) to renew the license, the cemetery or funeral establishment must pay the renewal fee not later than the license expiration date; and
(2) the license is automatically renewed on receipt of the renewal fee.
(b) A cemetery or funeral establishment that fails to pay the license renewal fee by the due date is subject to a late payment penalty equal to the amount charged for the license renewal fee.
(c) If the license is expired for longer than 30 days, the cemetery or funeral establishment may not operate as a cemetery or funeral establishment until the renewal fee and the late payment penalty are paid.
(d) This section does not apply to a perpetual care cemetery.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 562, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 263 (H.B. 1468), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2009.
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