Sec. 716.003.  LOCATION OF CREMATORY.  (a)  A crematory may be constructed on or adjacent to a perpetual care cemetery or adjacent to a funeral establishment.
(b)  A crematory, other than a crematory registered with the commission on September 1, 2003, must:
(1)  be adjacent to a perpetual care cemetery or funeral establishment;  and
(2)  be owned or operated by the person that owns or operates the perpetual care cemetery or funeral establishment.
(c)  In this section, "adjacent to" means that a part of the property on which the crematory is to be constructed has a common boundary with:
(1)  the perpetual care cemetery or property on which the funeral establishment is located;  or
(2)  a public easement, a utility easement, or a railroad right-of-way that has a common boundary with the perpetual care cemetery or property on which the funeral establishment is located.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 178, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.