Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 49600. Section 49600.
No person shall operate in any city or town any crematory for the destruction by fire heat of garbage, ashes, offal, or other refuse matter, except as provided in this chapter.
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [49600. - 49602.]
Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC 1.
in effectCal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 49601. Section 49601.
No crematory described in Section 49600 shall be operated in this state except in a manner which will prevent the propagation of disease through contamination of the atmosphere of any city or town by the gases or fumes arising from the fires or ovens of the crematory.
Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 49602. Section 49602.
Every person who burns by fire heat or destroys by cremation any garbage, ashes, offal, or other refuse matter in violation of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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