Section 1 License required No person shall engage in the business of a funeral
director, unless first licensed so to do by the Board

     Section 2 Qualifications for license

     (a)     The applicant, unless an association, corporation or partnership, must be an
adult and of good character

     (b)     The applicant, when an association, corporation or partnership, must have as an
active officer or manager, an adult person who is of good character

     (c)     Each applicant, and when the applicant is an association, corporation or other
organization, the officer or employee who is to manage, direct or control a proposed funeral establishment, shall pass an examination before the Board, upon the following subjects:

          (i)     The signs of death;

          (ii)     The manner by which death may be determined;

          (iii)     The Wyoming laws and Board Rules and Regulations governing the
preparation, burial and disposal of dead human bodies, and the shipment and handling of bodies dead from infectious or contagious diseases;

          (iv)     Local health and sanitary ordinances and regulations relating to funeral
directing and embalming

     (d)     Each applicant shall furnish proof satisfactory to the Board that the funeral
establishment in which the applicant intends to conduct business as a funeral director is or will be constructed, equipped and maintained in all respects as a funeral establishment as defined in WS 33-16-301(b)

     (e)     Each applicant who holds or held a license as a funeral director issued by
another jurisdiction also must provide proof satisfactory to the Board that the license held is or was in good standing

     Section 3 Application procedures A complete application must be received and
accepted by the Board at least thirty (30) days prior to the scheduled administration of the examination or the applicant will be required to wait until the next administration of the exam If the applicant proposes to engage in or operate more than one (1) funeral establishment, the applicant must make a separate application and procure a separate license for each separatelocation The following documents are required for a complete application:

     (a)     A complete and notarized official application form accompanied by the
appropriate fee

     (b)     References from three (3) professionals familiar with the applicant which
address the applicant's abilities and professional performance

          (i)     References must have been written within six (6) months of the date of
application

          (ii)     References will not be accepted from relatives of the applicant

          (iii)     All references submitted in support of the application must contain an
original signature and be submitted directly to the office of the Board from the respondent and not forwarded through the applicant

     (c)     The Board may accept faxed or photocopied documents followed in the mail by
the original

     Section 4 Examination Examinations shall be given at the regular meeting of the
Board, provided, however, a special meeting may be called for that purpose and all expenses of a special examination shall be paid by the person(s) requesting the special examination meeting These expenses shall include transportation and per diem for each Board Member following State rules as to per diem rates and transportation costs

     (a)     The examination shall be a written examination consisting of at least fifty (50)
questions on the subjects listed in Section 2

     (b)     A grade of at least seventy-five percent (75%) on this written examination shall
constitute a passing grade

     Section 5 Investigation of applicants for license; granting or refusing license
Upon receipt of an application for a license hereunder the Board shall cause an investigation to be made as to the character of the applicant, including its officers or members, if the application is by or in behalf of an association, corporation or partnership, and may require the showing as will reasonably prove the good character of the applicant; may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths upon proper notice and after proper hearing, shall grant a license if the Board finds that the applicant is of good character, and that the proposed funeral establishment is, or will be, constructed and equipped as required by WS 33-16-301 Every application must be granted or refused within ninety (90) days from the date of the filing of the application in case a hearing is held

     Section 6 Change of location A funeral director may conduct a funeral in another
licensed establishment or at a church, home, public hall or lodge room without filing anapplication for change of location with the Board

     Section 7 Assignment of license A funeral director's license may be assigned after a
showing to the Board that the proposed assignee possesses all the qualifications for a license as a funeral director The assignee may renew a license A fee as established by the Board pursuant to WS 33-1-201, must accompany each application for assignment

     Section 8 Temporary license Only in the case of the death of a licensed funeral
director as defined in WS 33-16-301 through 33-16-317, as part or all of his estate, the Board may issue a temporary license as a funeral director to the legal representative of the deceased funeral director

     (a)     The legal representative must submit the documents as required for a regular
license

     (b)     The legal representative must be of good character

     (c)     The temporary license shall be issued for the duration of the administration of
the estate, but in no case to exceed two (2) years

     (d)     The fees for issuance and renewal of the temporary license and the time of
payment are the same as those required for regular license