Delaware Code
16 Del. C. § 3157 (2026)
Cremation or natural organic reduction; prohibited except in licensed crematory or natural organic reduction facility [For application of this section, see 84 Del. Laws, c. 261, § 16]
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A person may not destroy or dispose of by burning or natural organic reduction the body of an individual dead from any cause, except in a crematory or natural organic reduction facility licensed for this express purpose and under the conditions provided in §§ 3158 through 3164 of this title.
25 Del. Laws, c. 66, § 9; 27 Del. Laws, c. 84, § 14; 27 Del. Laws, c. 85, § 15; Code 1915, § 818; Code 1935, § 801; 44 Del. Laws, c. 69, § 1; 16 Del. C. 1953, § 3160; 68 Del. Laws, c. 274, § 1; 84 Del. Laws, c. 261, § 3;