(A) Duty to remove. Except as permitted by division (B) below, if any animals or fowl shall die in the possession of any person in this city, it shall be the duty of such person to cause the same to be at once removed to a site approved by the city and buried or otherwise disposed of. In case the owner or person having charge of any such animal or fowl shall neglect or refuse to remove the dead animal or fowl within 24 hours after its death, the city shall cause the same to be removed at the expense of such owner or person having charge of the same, such expenditure to be recovered in a civil action. Whenever the owner or other person having charge of any dead animal or fowl cannot be found, it shall be the duty of the city to cause the animal to be removed and buried at the expense of the city.
(Prior Code, § 93.13)
(B) Dead animals; unlawful acts.
(1) Except as permitted by division (B)(2) below, it shall be unlawful for any person to deposit or bury on any of the streets or alleys or other places within the corporate limits of the city, or cause to be buried, any carcass of any dead animal or fowl of any kind, and it shall be unlawful for the owner or person having possession of any animal that shall die to suffer the carcass of any such animal to remain within the corporate limits of the city for more than 24 hours after the death of the animal or fowl.
(2) Nothing in this section shall prevent burial of any dog, cat, or other animal on the residential premises of the owner of such animal if such animal weighs less than 150 pounds and the animal is a household pet. Any such animal shall be buried within 24 hours after its death, and all parts of any animal shall be covered by at least two feet of fine soil.
(Prior Code, § 93.14)
(Ord. 2004-5.1, passed 5-17-2004) Penalty, see § 10.99
Cross-reference:
Disposal of, see § 51.03