License requirements
26 V.S.A. § 1251
in effect1251. License requirements
(a) A person, partnership, corporation, association, or other organization shall not open or maintain a funeral establishment unless the establishment is licensed by the Office to conduct the business and unless the owner, a co- owner, or manager is a licensed funeral director.
(b) A person, partnership, corporation, association, or other organization shall not open or maintain a disposition facility unless the establishment is licensed by the Office.
(c) A person shall not hold himself or herself out as performing the duties of a funeral director unless licensed by the Office.
(d) Except as otherwise permitted by law, a person employed by a funeral establishment or disposition facility shall not perform a removal unless registered with the Office.
Amended 1959, No. 224, § 4; 1969, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 1973, No. 236 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2001, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. June 27, 2002; 2005, No. 27, § 40; 2017, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 2021, No. 169 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.
Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/021/01251Fetched: 10/21/2026