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Minnesota Statutes 2000, 149A.95 remains. The fact that there is incidental and unavoidable residue in the mechanical processor or any container used in a prior cremation is not a violation of this provision. Subd. 14. Cremation procedures; processing cremated remains. The cremated human remains shall be reduced by a motorized mechanical device to a granulated appearance appropriate for final disposition and placed in a cremated remains container along with the appropriate identifying disk, tab, or label. Subd. 15. Cremation procedures; container of insufficient capacity. If a cremated remains container is of insufficient capacity to accommodate all cremated remains of a given dead human body, subject to directives provided in the written authorization to cremate, the crematory shall place the excess cremated remains in a secondary cremated remains container and attach the second container, in a manner so as not to be easily detached through incidental contact, to the primary cremated remains container. The secondary container shall contain a duplicate of the identification disk, tab, or label that was placed in the primary container and all paperwork regarding the given body shall include a notation that the cremated remains were placed in two containers. Subd. 16. Disposition procedures; comningling of cremated remains prohibited. No cremated remains shall be disposed of or scattered in a manner or in a location where the cremated remains are commingled with those of another person without the express written permission of the person with the legal right to control disposition or as otherwise provided by law. This subdivision does not apply to the burial of cremated remains at sea from individual containers, to the scattering or burial of cremated remains in a dedicated cemetery, to the disposal in a dedicated cemetery of accumulated residue removed from a cremation chamber or other cremation equipment, to the inurnment of inembers of the same family in a common container designed for the cremated remains of more than one body, or to the inurnment in a container or interment in a space that has been previously designated, at the time of sale or purchase, as being intended for the inurnment or interment of the cremated remains of more than one person, Subd. 17 accuirnxlated removal and accumulated processor, Disposition regulations ordinances. Cremation procedures; disposition of residue. Every crematory shall provide for the disposition in a dedicated cemetery of any residue from any cremation chamber, mechanical container, or other equipment used in cremation. of accumulated residue shall be in accord with the of the dedicated cemetery and any applicable local Subd. 18. Cremation procedures; release of cremated remains. Following completion of the cremation, the inurned cremated remains shall be released according to the instructions given on the written authorization to cremate. If the cremated remains are to be shipped, they must be securely packaged and transported by a method which has an internal tracing system available and which provides for a receipt signed by the person accepting delivery. Where there is a dispute over release or disposition of the cremated remains, a crematory may deposit the cremated remains with a court of competent jurisdiction pending resolution of the dispute or retain the cremated remains until the person with the legal right to control disposition presents Page 4 of 6 http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/ 149A/95.html 06/20/2001