§ 205.31 Authority of Funeral Director or Undertaker.
RCNY § 205.31
(a)No funeral director or undertaker shall apply for any permit required pursuant to this article unless he or she, or the funeral establishment with which he or she is associated, has been employed by the person in control of disposition. When applying for such permit, the funeral director or undertaker shall sign a statement on the certificate of death or fetal death which shall contain: (1) His or her name and State license number; (2) The name, business address and State business registration number of the funeral establishment with which he or she is associated; (3) The name and the relationship to the decedent of the person who has employed the funeral establishment with which he or she is associated.
(b)When a funeral director or undertaker is required to notify the public administrator of a county in the City pursuant to § 1113 of the Surrogate's Court Procedure Act, the employment of the funeral director or undertaker shall first be approved by such public administrator before a burial, cremation or transportation permit may be issued.
