(A) Removal required. It is unlawful for any person or persons to bury any dead animal within the corporate limits of the Town, but the owner or owners of the animal or animals must, within ten (10) hours after he or she or they have been notified of the death of the animal or animals, remove them from the corporate limits.
(`92 Code, § 6-35)
(B) Town removal. In case there is no proof of the ownership of the dead animal(s), it shall be the duty of the Chief of Police, in a reasonable time, to remove them or cause them to be removed at the expense of the Town.
(`92 Code, § 6-37)
(C) Payment of costs. Any person or persons having any animal die or get killed within the corporate limits of the Town shall move the animals outside of the corporate limits and securely bury them within ten (10) hours thereafter, and if the owners of any animal or animals fails or refuses to move the animals, the Chief of Police shall properly dispose of the animals out of the corporate limits and bury them, and forthwith file a complaint against the owner or owners in the name of the corporation, charging the owner(s) with the costs of moving and burying the animals, and present the complaint to final judgment.
(`92 Code, § 6-38)
(Ord. 25, 1874, passed 6-21-1874; Am. Ord. 92-25, passed 8-27-92)