<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cP0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57c000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:45:05:11"><span class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0-000000">20:45:05:11</span></a><span class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0-000001">.  Refrigeration requirements.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0"> A crematory </span><span class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0">operator who</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0"> is unable to cremate unembalmed human remains immediately upon taking custody of the human remains must provide or maintain an operable refrigeration unit with cleanable, noncorrosive interior and exterior finishes. The unit must be capable of maintaining a temperature of </span><span class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0">forty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0"> degrees Fahrenheit or below. Human remains that are not embalmed may not be held by the crematory authority for longer than </span><span class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0">six days</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0"> before cremation, except in the event of a coroner's investigation or inquest</span><span class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0"> or when otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. For purposes of this section, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0">the phrase, </span><span class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0">immediately upon taking custody</span><span class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0"> means within </span><span class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0">twenty-four</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0"> hours of taking custody.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57c000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0">    </span><span class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0"> 15 SDR 146, effective April 2, 1989; transferred from § 44:21:01:11, 26 SDR 87, effective December 9, 1999; 30 SDR 215, effective July 14, 2004</span><span class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0">; 50 SDR 157, effective July 2, 2024</span><span class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0">    </span><span class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-26A-33"><span class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0-000003">34-26A-33</span></a><span class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0">    </span><span class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-26A-4.1"><span class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0-000003">34-26A-4.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0">(4), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-26A-13.1"><span class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0-000003">34-26A-</span><span class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0-000003">13.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-26A-14"><span class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0-000003">34-26A-14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-26A-31"><span class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0-000003">34-26A-31</span></a><span class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s95fea9a4-6403-4d64-b642-b5183b39f57c000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>