NYC Administrative Code

§ 20-731 — Casket and outer interment receptacle information.

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This section mandates that funeral service providers display the retail price, composition, and model number of caskets and outer interment receptacles. For sales outside a selection room, providers must present a photograph or pictorial representation of each model with the same information. Applies to funeral service providers offering caskets and interment receptacles.

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§ 20-731 Casket and outer interment receptacle information.

AC § 20-731

a. Any provider of funeral services who offers a casket for sale, or an outer interment receptacle for sale in a selection room, shall prominently display the actual retail price on each casket or outer interment receptacle, in at least one-half inch numbers, as well as composition and model number of such casket or outer interment receptacle. b. Any provider of funeral services who offers a casket or an outer interment receptacle for sale by means other than a selection room shall present to a customer for his or her selection a photograph or other pictorial representation of each model of casket or other interment receptacle so offered, with the price, composition and model number prominently displayed.

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