Section 1 Grounds for refusing to issue or renew licenses The Board will not issue
or renew licenses to persons who have by false or fraudulent representations, obtained or sought to obtain practice in their profession, or by false or fraudulent representation have obtained or sought to obtain money or anything of value, or for any other unprofessional or disorderly conduct, or for the willful violation of any law relating to the public health, or of any rule of the Board and proceedings under this section shall be conducted in accordance with the Board's rules of practice and procedure

     Section 2 Issuance of license Upon completion of all requirements and approval of
the Board a numbered license shall be issued as a Funeral Director or Embalmer The licensee shall receive a wall certificate and pocket identification card

     Section 3 License to be signed and displayed; business to be in name of licensee
Every license issued hereunder shall specify the name of the licensee, shall be signed by the licensee and shall be displayed conspicuously in the place of business or employment of the licensee No funeral establishment shall be conducted or held forth as being conducted, or advertised as being conducted, under any name except the name appearing as licensee in the license issued by the Board

     Section 4 Issuance of duplicate license number, temporary license prohibited No
duplication of license numbers shall be issued in any case should a number become vacant; and no temporary certificates of license shall be granted pending examination of applicants

     Section 5 License certificate lost or destroyed In cases where the original license
certificate has been lost or destroyed, the Board will issue a duplicate certificate The licensee must furnish an affidavit stating how the original was lost or destroyed and pay a reasonable fee to defray the costs of the duplicate license

     Section 6 Expiration of licenses All licenses expire on February 1st of each year

     Section 7 Payment of annual renewal fee The annual renewal fee is payable in
advance with the application for renewal of license

     Section 8 Renewal notice By January 1st of each year the Board shall mail a notice
to each licensee at his last address of record that his renewal fee is due and payable Failure to receive notice and application for renewal of license from the Board does not excuse a licensee from the requirement for renewal under the Act and these rules

     Section 9 Past due embalmer license renewals Any embalmer license renewal
application and fee received which is post-marked after the embalmer license expiration datewill not be accepted by the Board and will be returned to the embalmer and the license will become null and void

     Section 10 Funeral director late renewal fee Any funeral director license renewal
application and fee received which is post-marked after the license expiration date will be subject to the late fee in addition to the renewal fee

     Section 11 Past due funeral director renewals Any funeral director license renewal
application and fee received which is post-marked more than thirty (30) days after the funeral director license expiration date will not be accepted by the Board and will be returned to the funeral director and the license will become null and void

     Section 12 Reinstatement of funeral director license; fees, penalties, etc When a
licensed funeral director has for any reason allowed his license to lapse, the Board is hereby given power of reinstatement, if application therefore is made within a period of three (3) years from the lapse and is accompanied by all fees based on the current fee schedule, including renewal and penalties, from the time of the lapse to date of reinstatement