Section 716.151 - Cremation Containers(a) Human remains must be placed in a cremation container that: (1) is made of combustible materials suitable for cremation;(2) provides a complete covering of the body;(3) is resistant to leakage or spillage;(4) is rigid for easy handling; and(5) protects the health and safety of crematory personnel.(b) A crematory establishment may not remove human remains from a cremation container and must cremate the cremation container with the human remains.(c) Except as provided by this section, a crematory establishment may not: (1) require that deceased human remains be placed in a casket before cremation or that remains be cremated in a casket; or(2) refuse to accept for cremation remains that have not been placed in a casket.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 716.151
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 178, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2003.