N.D. Admin Code 33-05-01-01 - Burial-transit permits

1. A burial-transit permit, issued by the proper death registration authority, shall be required for each body transported by common carrier, and in all cases when transported by automobile, airplane, or any other conveyance, in lieu of a common carrier, and in every case when removed out of the state.

2. The burial-transit permit shall contain the information required on the blank furnished by the state department of health for the shipment of the dead and be properly signed by the local registrar

3. The burial-transit permit shall be given to the person in charge of the corpse, or if shipped by express, attached to the shipping case in a strong envelope and in either case delivered with the body at the destination to the sexton or other person in charge of the cemetery.

4. When it is desired to reship a body after it has reached its original destination, and providing the body has not been interred, the burial-transit permit shall be filed with the local registrar at the original destination and a new burial-transit permit shall be obtained at this original destination for reshipment to the final destination.

General Authority: NDCC 23-01-03

Law Implemented: NDCC 23-06-08, 23-06-09, 23-06-10, 23-06-11

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N.D. Admin Code 33-05-01-01