Statute 65-1701: License; application, issuance; registration and display.
Every person hereafter desiring to enter the practice of embalming dead
human bodies within the state of Kansas shall make a written application
to the state board of mortuary arts, upon forms
prescribed by such board,
for a license to practice the science of embalming. If the board finds
that the applicant is of good moral character, has complied with
the requirements of
K.S.A. 65-1701a or 65-1701b, and amendments thereto, is
possessed of skill and knowledge in the science of embalming and in the
care and disposition of dead human bodies and has reasonable knowledge
of sanitation and disinfection in case of death from infectious or
contagious diseases, the board shall issue to such applicant a license
to practice the science of embalming and shall register the applicant as
a duly licensed embalmer. Each license shall be signed by the president
and secretary of the board and attested by its seal. Each person
receiving a license shall display the same in
such person's
establishment.
History: L. 1907, ch. 387, § 5; L. 1909, ch. 225, § 3; R.S.
1923, 65-1701; L. 1941, ch. 297, § 5; L. 1964, ch. 27, § 1 (Budget
Session); L. 1977, ch. 218, § 1;
L. 1985, ch. 215, § 1; July 1.