§ 17-29-303 - Embalmers, funeral directors -- Examination -- Certificates. - Arkansas Statutes

17-29-303. Embalmers, funeral directors -- Examination -- Certificates.

(a) Within a reasonable time and in a place reasonably accessible to the applicant, after completion and filing of an application with the State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors, the board shall subject each applicant to a written and oral examination as to his or her competency to act as an embalmer or funeral director, or both.

(b) If on examination the board finds that the applicant possesses a knowledge of the science of embalming, sanitation, and disinfection, or funeral directing, or both, and meets the qualifications prescribed herein, the board shall issue the applicant a certificate authorizing him or her to practice the science of embalming or to engage in the business of funeral directing, or both. The board shall then register the applicant as a duly certified embalmer or funeral director, or both.

(c) The certificate shall be signed by the President and Secretary-treasurer of the State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors and shall have the official seal affixed.

(d) Every license holder shall maintain his or her license in a convenient place in his or her office or place of business.