1. Each person who is issued a permit to operate a funeral establishment or direct cremation facility must pay the fee prescribed in NRS 642.0696 for the renewal of the permit.
2. The Board shall, before renewing a permit to operate a funeral establishment or direct cremation facility, make an unannounced inspection of the establishment or facility for which the permit was issued to ensure compliance, if applicable, with:
(a) The laws governing the preparation, burial and disposal of dead human bodies, and the shipment of bodies of persons who have died from infectious or contagious diseases;
(b) Local health and sanitary ordinances and regulations relating to funeral directing and embalming; and
(c) Federal regulations governing funeral practices.
Each person who is issued a permit to operate a funeral establishment or direct cremation facility shall be deemed to have consented to such an inspection as a condition for the issuance of the permit.
3. The Board shall, on or before January 1 of each even-numbered year, mail to each holder of a permit to operate a funeral establishment or direct cremation facility a notice that the renewal fee for the permit is due and that if the renewal fee is not paid by February 1 of that even-numbered year, a penalty will be added to the renewal fee, and in no case will the penalty be waived.
4. Upon receipt of the renewal fee and any penalties imposed by the Board pursuant to subsection 3, the Board shall issue a renewal certificate to the holder of the permit.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 267; A 2003, 1275; 2015, 1960)