scope:

Definitions.

(a) Alternative container. An ''alternative container'' is an unfinished wood box or other non-metal receptacle or enclosure, without ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, which is designed for the encasement of human remains and which is made of fiberboard, pressed-wood, composition materials (with or without an outside covering) or like materials.

(b) Cash advance item. A ''cash advance item'' is any item of service or merchandise described to a purchaser as a ''cash advance,'' ''accommodation,'' ''cash disbursement,'' or similar term. A cash advance item is also any item obtained from a third party and paid for by the funeral provider on the purchaser's behalf. Cash advance items may include, but are not limited to: cemetery or crematory services; pallbearers; public transportation; clergy honoraria; flowers; musicians or singers; nurses; obituary notices; gratuities and death certificates.

(c) Casket. A ''casket'' is a rigid container which is designed for the encasement of human remains and which is usually constructed of wood, metal, fiberglass, plastic, or like material, and ornamented and lined with fabric.

(d) Commission. ''Commission'' refers to the Federal Trade Commission.

(e) Cremation. ''Cremation'' is a heating process which incinerates human remains. (f) Crematory. A ''crematory'' is any person, partnership or corporation that performs cremation and sells funeral goods.