Administrative Code (Code Book)
A funeral establishment is a business entity engaged in the practice of care and preparation for burial or transportation of dead human bodies or for holding or conducting of funeral services. The establishment refers to any building or part of a building used and held out to the public for the above mentioned purpose.
Before opening for business, and every 2 years thereafter, a funeral establishment operator shall obtain a permit from the board through application upon a form furnished by the board. An original permit may not be granted to an operator of a funeral establishment without an inspection. No permit may be granted to a funeral establishment which does not meet requirements in s. 445.01, Wis. Stats.
As stated in s. 445.105(1), Wis. Stats., no person shall conduct, maintain, manage or operate a funeral establishment unless a permit for each such establishment has been issued by the Wisconsin Funeral Directors Examining Board and is conspicuously displayed in such funeral establishment. In case of funeral services held in any private residence, church, or lodge hall, no permit shall be required.
A funeral establishment permit is not transferable from one premises to another or from one operator to another.
Prior to granting a permit to a licensed funeral establishment following a change in ownership, the board shall review the application to determine if an inspection is necessary
