08-16-2010 Planning Commission Packet

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149A.95, 2009 Minnesota Statutes � Page 4-efsr _ � , � � A �� � Subd. 15. ;:Cremation;procedures; container of insufficient capacity. If a cremated remains container is of insufficient capacity to accommodate all cremated"remains of a given dead human body, subject to directives provided in the written authorization to cremate, the crematory shall place the excess cremated remains in a secondary cremated remains container and attach the second container, in a manner so as not to be easily detached through incidental contact, to the primary cremated remains container. The secondary container shall contain a duplicate of the identification disk, tab, or permanent label that was placed in the primary container and all ' paperwork regarding the given body shall include a notation that the cremated remains were placed in two containers. a � Subd. 16. Disposition procedures; commingling of cremated remains prohibited. No cremated remains shall be disposed of or scattered in a manner or in a location where the cremated remains are commingled with those of another person without the express written ' permission of the person with the legal right to control disposition or as otherwise provided by law. This subdivision does not apply to the burial of cremated remains at sea from individual containers, to the scattering or burial of cremated remairis in a dedicated cemetery, to the disposal in a dedicated cemetery of accumulated residue removed from a,cremat�ion; chamber or other .;crernation;; equipment, to the inurnment of inembers of the same family in a common container designed for the cremated remains of more than one body, or to the inurnment in a container or interment in a space that has been previously designated, at the time of sale or purchase, as being intended for the inurnment or interment of the cremated remains of more than one person. Subd. 17. Cremation;procedures; disposition of accumulated residue. Every crematory shall provide for the removal and disposition in a dedicated cemetery of any accumulated residue from any cremation� chamber, mechanical processor, container, or other equipment used in . �cremation�;. Disposition of accumulated residue shall be in accord with the regulations of the _ dedicated cemetery and any applicable local ordinances. � Subd. 18. Cremation:procedures; release of cremated remains. Following completion of the �cremation-,, the inurned cremated remains shall be released according to the instructions given . on the written authorization to cremate. If the cremated remains are to be shipped, they must be securely packaged and transported by a method which has an internal tracing system available and which provides for a receipt signed by the person accepting delivery. Where there is a dispute over release or disposition of the cremated remains, a crematory may deposit the cremated remains with a court of competent jurisdiction pending resolution of the dispute or retain the " cremated remains until the person with the legal right to control disposition presents satisfactory indication that the dispute is resolved. Subd. 19. Unclaimed cremated remains. If, after 30 calendar days following the inurnment, the cremated remains�are not claimed or disposed of according to the written authorization to cremate, the crematory or funeral establishment shall give written notice, by certified mail, to the person with the legal right to control the final disposition or a legal designee, that the cremated remains are unclaimed and requesting further release directions. Should the cremated remains be unclaimed 120 calendar days following the mailing of the written notification, the crematory or funeral establishment may dispose of the cremated remains in any lawful manner deemed appropriate. � https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=149A.95&yea�2009&keyword_type=all&keyw... 8/12/2010