§ 17-29-313 - Permit required for crematorium construction. - Arkansas Statutes

17-29-313. Permit required for crematorium construction.

(a) No crematoriums shall be constructed in this state without a permit issued by the State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors.

(b) (1) Upon receiving an application for the construction of a crematorium, the board shall cause to be published in a newspaper having general circulation within the county wherein the crematorium is proposed to be constructed a notice of the date and time of a public hearing on the application.

(2) The notice must be published no more than two (2) weeks nor less than one (1) week prior to the public hearing.

(3) The owners of property located within two hundred fifty feet (250') of the proposed site of the crematorium shall be notified by the board by registered mail.

(4) The public hearing shall be held in the city or county wherein the proposed crematorium is to be located.