California Occupational License

License Title:
    Cremated Remains Disposer Registration
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Licensing Agency:
     Department of Consumer Affairs
     Cemetery and Funeral Bureau
     Licensing Unit

Licensing Agency Contact Information:
     Address: 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite S208
Sacramento,  CA  95834

     Phone Number: (916) 574-7870
     Fax Number: (916) 928-7988

     E-mail Address: emailcfb@dca.ca.gov
     Internet Address: http://www.cfb.ca.gov

License Requirements, Fees, and Examination Information:
Persons disposing of cremated remains for remuneration.

Fees: Application: $100; Examination: None; Renewal: $50.

Examination Frequency: N/A

Exam Locations: N/A

Experience Requirement: N/A

Average Time to Process Application: 30 days.

Renewal Period: Annually. Each September 30.

Special License Requirements: Requires registration of aircraft and boating vessel if used in scattering cremated remains.

Comments: Cremated Remains Disposers are not licensed but, instead, are registered.

Authority: Business and Professions Code, Sections 9607.6; 9740-9749.5.
Occupations To Which This License Applies:
Occupation TitleSOC Code
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 399099