No person, firm, association or corporation shall engage in the business of funeral directing, except in continuing the supervision of a funeral, or in the profession of embalming or the sale of funeral merchandise in or on any cemetery or tax-exempt property. Facilities that accept bodies for anatomical purposes pursuant to section 19a-270 are exempt from this section.

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Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 20-230

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Funeral directing: means the business, practice or profession, as commonly practiced, of (A) directing or supervising funerals, or providing funeral services. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-207
  • Person: means an individual or corporation, but not a partnership. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-207