# Wis. Stat. § 157.01: Rules for preparation, transportation and disposition

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C157_S157.01

## Section

- **Citation:** Wis. Stat. § 157.01
- **Heading:** Rules for preparation, transportation and disposition
- **Jurisdiction:** Wisconsin
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WI Code / Chapter 157 / Section 157.01

## Text

The department of health services shall make, and delegate to the funeral directors examining board the enforcement of, rules not inconsistent with ch. 445 covering the control of communicable diseases and sanitary and health regulations in the preparation, transportation and disposition of dead human bodies.

History: 1975 c. 39 ; 1979 c. 175 s. 53 ; 1979 c. 221 ss. 658 , 2202 (45) ; 1983 a. 485 ; 1985 a. 315 ; 1985 a. 316 s. 14 ; Stats. 1985 s. 157.01; 1995 a. 27 s. 9126 (19) ; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a) .

## Nearby sections

- [Wis. Stat. § 157.01 Rules for preparation, transportation and disposition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C157_S157.01.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 157.02 Disposal of unclaimed corpses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C157_S157.02.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 157.03 Restrictions on use of bodies for anatomical purposes; embalming such bodies; delivery of bodies to relatives.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C157_S157.03.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 157.04 Penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C157_S157.04.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 157.05 Autopsy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C157_S157.05.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 157.06 Anatomical gifts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C157_S157.06.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 157.07 Platting.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C157_S157.07.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 157.08 Conveyances.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C157_S157.08.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 157.10 Alienation, disposition, and use of cemetery lots and mausoleum spaces.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C157_S157.10.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 157.11 Improvement and care of cemetery lots and grounds.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C157_S157.11.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 157.12 Mausoleums.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C157_S157.12.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 157.19 Deposit and investment of care funds and preneed trust funds.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C157_S157.19.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 157.50 Municipal cemeteries.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C157_S157.50.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 157.055 Disposal of human remains during state of emergency relating to public health.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C157_S157.055.md)

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