Crematories: change in ownership.

Existing law, the Cemetery and Funeral Act (act) , establishes the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau (bureau) for the licensure and regulation of crematories. The act requires every licensee operating a crematory pursuant to a license issued in compliance with the act to pay specified regulatory charges, and requires those fees to be deposited in the Cemetery and Funeral Fund (fund) , which is continuously appropriated for the purpose of implementing the act. The act requires that any change in ownership of a crematory be reported to the bureau. Under the act, when a change of ownership occurs, the existing crematory license lapses and the new owner must obtain a new license from the bureau.