New crematory law July 1

ATLANTA - Georgia&#39;s crematory law takes effect on July 1 -- making it a felony to abandon a corpse. <br> <br> The law also requires toe tags to be placed on corpses intended for cremation, not just those intended for burial. <br> <br> The new law closes a loophole that allowed Tri-State Crematory in Walker County to operate for years without a state inspection. <br> <br> Officials say more than 300 bodies sent to the rural crematory were instead dumped around the property. The abuse wasn&#39;t discovered for years because the crematory was not open to the public and therefore not subject to regular inspections. <br> <br> The law -- one of 150 approved last session -- requires periodic inspections of all crematories and allows for random surprise inspections.

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