§ 205.23 Transportation of Human Remains into City.
RCNY § 205.23
Human remains shall not be brought into the City unless a permit for their transportation, burial or cremation has been issued by the authorized agency of a municipality or county within the United States, of a state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia or of any foreign state within whose jurisdiction death or termination of pregnancy occurred. When the jurisdiction in which the event occurred does not issue such permits, the Department may accept certified copies of certificates of death or termination of pregnancy in lieu of such permits. Remains brought into the City for burial or cremation shall be dealt with pursuant to 24 RCNY Health Code § 205.13 and 24 RCNY Health Code § 205.21. Remains brought into the City in the course of transit shall not be detained for any purpose other than transshipment unless a permit is first obtained from the Department specifying where, how long and under what conditions such remains may be held, but no such permit shall be required for the uninterrupted transit or for the direct transshipment of remains. This section does not apply to the transportation of human tissues to be used for diagnostic purposes or pathological study.
