Section 61-32-4 - License required. (Repealed effective July 1, 2012.) - New Mexico Statutes

61-32-4. License required. (Repealed effective July 1, 2012.)

A.     Unless licensed to practice under the Thanatopractice Act [61-32-1 NMSA 1978], a person shall not:   

(1)     practice as a funeral service practitioner, associate funeral service practitioner, assistant funeral service practitioner, funeral service intern or direct disposer;   

(2)     use the title or represent himself as a funeral service practitioner, associate funeral service practitioner, assistant funeral service practitioner, funeral service intern or direct disposer or use any other title, abbreviation, letters, figures, signs or devices that indicate the person is licensed to practice as a funeral service practitioner, associate funeral service practitioner, assistant funeral service practitioner, funeral service intern or direct disposer; or   

(3)     maintain, manage or operate a funeral establishment, a commercial establishment, a direct disposition establishment or a crematory.   

B.     A person who engages in the practice or acts in the capacity of a funeral service practitioner, associate funeral service practitioner, assistant funeral service practitioner, funeral service intern or direct disposer in this state, with or without a New Mexico license, is subject to the jurisdiction of the state and to the administrative jurisdiction of the board and is subject to all penalties and remedies available for a violation of a provision of the Thanatopractice Act.   

C.     A person who maintains, manages or operates a funeral establishment, commercial establishment, direct disposition establishment or a crematory in this state, with or without a New Mexico establishment or crematory license, is subject to the jurisdiction of the state and to the administrative jurisdiction of the board and is subject to all penalties and remedies available for a violation of a provision of the Thanatopractice Act.