Penalties; jurisdiction of offenses

(a) A person who engages in the practice of funeral services without a license shall be subject to the penalties provided in 3 V.S.A. § 127. (b) A person shall not embalm or introduce any fluid into a dead human body unless the person is a licensed embalmer or is an apprentice and performs under the direction of an embalmer in his or her presence. A person who is not duly licensed as provided in this chapter shall not practice or hold himself or herself out to the public as a practicing embalmer; a person who does so shall be subject to the penalties provided in 3 V.S.A. § 127.