21 NCAC 34B .0703          DISPOSAL OF REFUSE: VENTILATION

Every preparation room shall be provided with receptacles for refuse, bandages, cotton, and other waste materials and supplies, which shall be disposed of in a sanitary manner at the conclusion of each embalming case. Every preparation room shall comply, with respect to ventilation, with state and local laws, ordinances, and regulations. No obnoxious or deleterious odors shall be allowed to remain therein nor to enter into any other part of the premises of the funeral establishment or into any adjoining premises.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90‑210.23(a),(d),(e); 90‑210.27A;

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Readopted Eff. September 27, 1977;

Amended Eff. July 1, 1991; September 1, 1979;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. August 19, 2017;

Amended Eff. February 1, 2026.