Public security, finance, industry and commerce, health, transportation, price, construction, land, environmental protection, culture, judicial administration, ethnic and religious affairs, press and publication, radio, film and television and other departments shall, according to their respective functions and duties, do a good job in funeral management. Article 4 State organs, social organizations, enterprises, institutions and residents' committees shall support and publicize the funeral reform, guide citizens to get rid of feudal superstitious funeral customs, and advocate civilized and thrifty funeral management. Article 5 A funeral parlour is a service unit specializing in the transportation, preservation, cosmetic surgery, cold storage and cremation of remains.
Without the approval of the civil affairs department at or above the county level, other units and individuals shall not engage in the above funeral services. Article 6 The remains shall be cremated in the funeral parlour; If it is really necessary to transport the body to a non-death place for special reasons, the civil affairs department at or above the county level in the non-death place shall issue a certificate and obtain the approval of the civil affairs department at or above the county level in the death place. Seventh cremated remains must be based on the death certificate issued by the public security organ or the medical institution designated by the health administrative department of the State Council. The remains of normal dead persons shall be cremated within 72 hours. The highly decomposed remains must be sent to funeral home cremation immediately. Bodies that died of infectious diseases shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases.
If the body of an abnormal death needs to be temporarily preserved with the approval of the relevant department, it shall be stored in a funeral home with anti-corrosion equipment, and the preservation period shall not exceed 3 months, except in special circumstances. If it is not handled within the time limit without justifiable reasons, the funeral management department may, with the assistance of the public security organ, impose compulsory treatment on the remains. The required funds shall be paid by the responsible person; If the responsible person is not clear or there is no responsible person, it shall be paid by the local financial department.
Unknown bodies in society shall be notified by the public security organs to the funeral parlour for reception. After the public security organs make timely appraisal and go through relevant formalities, the funds needed in funeral home cremation shall be paid by the local financial department. Article 8 Medical institutions shall strengthen the management of mortuaries, and the bodies of people who died in medical institutions shall be notified by medical institutions to the funeral parlour for timely pick-up. It is forbidden to set up mourning halls and conduct funeral activities in medical institutions. Article 9 Respect the funeral customs of ethnic minorities. Where the remains of Hui and other ethnic minorities with burial customs are buried deeply, they shall be buried at the place designated by the local government. Voluntary cremation, others shall not interfere. Tenth foreigners, overseas Chinese, compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan died during their visit, travel and work in this province, and their relatives requested to dispose of the remains on the spot, which shall be handled in accordance with the relevant provisions of the local funeral management; If their relatives request that the remains be transported abroad, it shall be handled in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state.
Foreigners, overseas Chinese and relatives of compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan who request that their remains and ashes be transported into this province for burial from abroad or from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan shall be handled in accordance with relevant state regulations. Article 11 It is forbidden to bury ashes in coffins. The disposal of ashes should occupy as little or no land as possible, mainly in the following ways:
(a) the ground is buried deep without leaving graves;
(two) stored in the ashes hall, ashes wall, ashes tower;
(3) being buried in a cemetery or replacing a tomb with a tree;
(four) discharged into rivers, lakes and seas, except for drinking water sources;
(5) Other ways permitted by law. Twelfth ashes buried in the operating cemetery, with the "cremation certificate" or "death certificate" to buy a grave. The tomb covers an area of no more than 0.7 square meters for a single cave and no more than 1 square meter for a double cave. Tombstones should be horizontal, and garden-style cemeteries should be established; If it is suitable to build a vertical tombstone, the height of the tombstone shall not exceed 1 m.
The service life of the tomb tower of the operating ashes cemetery is generally not more than 20 years. Tomb (tower) management fees shall not be collected for more than 20 years at a time; After the expiration of the service life of the tomb (tower), if it needs to be used continuously, it shall go through the renewal procedures and pay the use fee according to the relevant provisions. Thirteenth it is forbidden to buy graves (towers) for people who have not yet died, except for longevity caves reserved for the survivors of the deceased.
It is forbidden to illegally sell cemeteries, tombs and towers through pyramid schemes or other means. Fourteenth funeral activities shall abide by the provisions of the city appearance, environmental sanitation and traffic management, and shall not interfere with public order or infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of others.
It is forbidden to carry out feudal superstitious activities such as watching Feng Shui, marrying relatives, burning paper, burning Mingbi, and scattering paper money during the funeral.
It is forbidden to put bodies, set up Peng Ling, offer wreaths or engage in other funeral activities in public places such as streets and highways. Where a religious ceremony is held for a funeral, it shall be held at an approved place for religious activities. Article 15 It is forbidden to produce and sell coffin, mingbi, paper paper and other funeral articles for burial.
Coffins and remains with special needs shall be produced and sold at places designated by civil affairs departments.