Body Burial Laws and #CaliforniaEndOfLifeOptionsAct

There are no laws that prohibit home burial, but you must check local zoning laws before establishing a home cemetery or burying on private land. It is legally required to hire a Funeral Director to handle certain parts of the funeral.

California

Bodies must be buried in an established cemetery unless a special permit for a family burial plot is applied for. Embalming is not required. However, the person with the right to control disposition must accept or decline embalming by signing a specific form prescribed by the Bureau. Additionally, a funeral establishment must refrigerate an unembalmed body in its possession if burial does not take place within 24 hours (there are some exceptions for home death care). A coroner may also require embalming in certain circumstances.

The law does not require outer burial containers, such as vaults or grave liners, but cemeteries may require them because they keep the ground from settling after burial. Natural burials and cemeteries are explicitly listed as legal and preferable for those who want to have minimum impact on the environment.

http://coeio.com/burial-laws-state/#:~:text=There%20are%20no%20laws%20that,certain%20parts%20of%20the%20funeral.

https://www.uclahealth.org/patients-families/support-information/advance-directive/introduction-california-end-life-option-act