# Title 25 — State Board of Funeral Service

## Article 25-01 — General Administration

## Chapter 25-01-01 — Organization of Board

### § 25-01-01-01. Organization of state board of funeral service.

1. History. The 1905 legislative assembly enacted legislation providing for a state board of
embalmers and regulating the licensure and practice of embalming. The 1963 legislative
assembly enacted legislation empowering the board of embalmers to license and regulate
funeral establishments in this state. The 1989 legislative assembly changed the name of the
board to the state board of funeral service and placed crematories under the board's
jurisdiction. These enactments are codified as North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-10. It is
the responsibility of the board to uphold high ethical and professional standards in the practice
of funeral service and in the conduct of business of funeral establishments and crematoriums
in this state.
2. Board membership. The board consists of the state health officer and three funeral
practitioners appointed by the governor. The appointed members of the board serve four-year
terms, with not more than one term expiring on June thirtieth of each year.
3. Officers of the board and executive secretary. The members of the board elect from board
membership a president, a secretary, and a treasurer. The board may hire an executive
secretary, who may be an officer of the board, to transact the business of the board. The
board may also hire any other individual deemed necessary for special work relating to the
business of the board.
4. Inquiries. Inquiries regarding the board may be addressed to the executive secretary and
treasurer:
Mr. Dale G. Niewoehner
Executive Secretary
State Board of Funeral Service
P.O. Box 161
Rugby, North Dakota 58368-0161
www.nd.gov/funeral
History: Amended effective January 1, 1982; July 1, 1983; October 1, 1989; May 1, 1993; May 1, 1998;
January 1, 2015.
General Authority: NDCC 28-32-02
Law Implemented: NDCC 28-32-02
