Section 1251 - License requirements(a) A person, partnership, corporation, association, or other organization shall not open or maintain a funeral establishment unless the establishment is licensed by the Office to conduct the business and unless the owner, a co- owner, or manager is a licensed funeral director.(b) A person, partnership, corporation, association, or other organization shall not open or maintain a disposition facility unless the establishment is licensed by the Office.(c) A person shall not hold himself or herself out as performing the duties of a funeral director unless licensed by the Office.(d) Except as otherwise permitted by law, a person employed by a funeral establishment or disposition facility shall not perform a removal unless registered with the Office.Amended by 2022, No. 169,§ 22, eff. 1/1/2023.Amended 1959, No. 224, § 4; 1969, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 1973, No. 236 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2001, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.) , § 14, eff. 6/27/2002; 2005, No. 27, § 40; 2017, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.) , § 15.