RSA 21-P:54 Safe Disposal of Corpses.
Title: I - THE STATE AND ITS GOVERNMENT
Chapter: 21-P - DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
I. During the existence of a state of emergency under this chapter, the commissioner of health and human services shall have the following powers and duties, subject to the direction and control of the governor, which are in addition to those set forth in RSA 141-C; provided that such powers and duties shall be limited to the specific nature of the emergency, its geographic limits, and the conditions that brought it about, as specified in the declaration of the state of emergency:
(a) Adopt and enforce such measures to provide for the safe disposal of corpses as may be necessary for the health and welfare of the community;
(b) Take possession and control of any corpse and direct the embalming, burial, cremation, interment, disinterment, transportation, and disposal of co