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692.010Definitions 692.020[Amended by 1973 c.411 §1; repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.025License required for funeral service practitioner, embalmer, death care consultant, funeral establishment operator, cemetery operator, crematory operator or alternative disposition facility 692.030[Amended by 1973 c.411 §2; repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.040Application of chapter 692.045Funeral service practitioner license; application; examination; experience 692.050[Repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.060[Amended by 1971 c.115 §1; 1979 c.858 §1; repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.070Scope of examination for funeral service practitioner license; examination schedule 692.080[Repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.090[Amended by 1971 c.115 §2; repealed by 1997 c.638 §12] 692.100[Repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.105Embalmer license; application; qualifications of applicant; rules 692.110[Amended by 1971 c.115 §3; repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.120[Amended by 1971 c.115 §4; 1981 c.719 §2; repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.130Scope and conduct of embalmer examination; examination schedule; rules 692.140Reciprocity for embalmers or funeral service practitioners; rules 692.143License to practice as death care consultant; application; qualifications of applicant; fees; rules 692.144[1957 c.596 §4; 1971 c.115 §7; repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.146Application for funeral establishment or immediate disposition company license 692.148When new or reissued license, registration or certificate required; fee 692.150[Repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.160License, certificate and registration fees; expiration date; notice of renewal; rules 692.165[1957 c.596 §7; 1971 c.115 §10; 1983 c.810 §14; 1989 c.177 §8; repealed by 1993 c.308 §6] 692.170Reinstatement of lapsed licenses and registrations 692.180Prohibited acts; disciplinary actions; penalties; rules 692.190Application for registration as funeral service practitioner trainee or embalmer trainee; requirements; rules 692.200[Amended by 1973 c.411 §8; repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.210[Repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.220[Repealed by 1983 c.810 §29] 692.230Trainees; disciplinary action; reregistration; confidentiality 692.240[Amended by 1971 c.115 §13; repealed by 1971 c.734 §21] 692.250[Repealed by 1971 c.734 §21] 692.260[1957 c.596 §6; 1971 c.734 §149; 1983 c.810 §18; 1989 c.177 §10; 1997 c.638 §10; 2009 c.709 §14; repealed by 2025 c.316 §5] 692.265Disciplinary actions; procedures; rules 692.270Certificate of removal registration for removal of dead human bodies; requirements; sanctions 692.275Certificate of authority for operating cemetery, crematorium or facility for final disposition; fees; registration of certain cemeteries; rules applicable to crematoriums 692.280Temporary operating permit for cemetery; rules 692.285[1985 c.207 §21; 1987 c.813 §14; 1993 c.467 §1; 1995 c.144 §6; 1995 c.325 §1; 1997 c.98 §1; repealed by 2001 c.796 §29] 692.300State Mortuary and Cemetery Board; appointment; term; qualifications 692.310Meetings; officers 692.320Powers and duties; rules 692.330Compensation and expenses 692.340[Repealed by 1973 c.411 §15] 692.350Publication of statutes and rules 692.360[Repealed by 1973 c.411 §15] 692.370[Amended by 1967 c.637 §35; repealed by 1973 c.411 §15] 692.375State Mortuary and Cemetery Board Account; disposition of receipts 692.380Courts having jurisdiction; initiation of proceedings 692.385Enforcement proceedings instituted by board; relation to other enforcement provisions 692.387[1987 c.252 §4; repealed by 2015 c.516 §2] 692.389[1987 c.252 §5; repealed by 2015 c.516 §2] 692.391[1987 c.252 §6; repealed by 2015 c.516 §2] 692.393[1987 c.252 §7; repealed by 2015 c.516 §2] 692.400Duty to report prohibited conduct 692.405Identifying receptacle 692.410Environmentally sound practices; rules 692.415Report of death filing fee; use of funds; rules 692.990Penalties

Chapter 692 — Funeral Service Practitioners; Embalmers; Death Care Consultants; Funeral Establishments; Cemetery Operators; Crematory Operators and Alternative

ORS 692.410 Environmentally sound practices; rules

The State Mortuary and Cemetery Board shall adopt rules promoting environmentally sound death care practices.

Note: 692.410 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 692 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

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