Cemetery Board v. Telophase Society of America

Opinion

KAUFMAN, Acting P. J.

Defendant, Telophase Society of America (hereafter Telophase or defendant1), is in the business of incinerating or *851cremating human remains. Plaintiff, Cemetery Board (hereafter Board or plaintiff), is a statewide administrative agency charged with administering and enforcing the Cemetery Act (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 9600 et seq.) and Parts 1, 3 and 5 of Division 8 of the Health and Safety Code (§ 8100 et seq.) relating to cemeteries. Board instituted this action to enjoin Telophase from (1) “[m]aking any interments or performing any cremations''’ or (2) “[operating…