A. Upon the death of any animal, the owner or person in charge thereof shall provide for the burial, incineration, or other disposition of the body of such animal. If the owner or person in charge of any dead animal is unable to provide for burial or other disposition, he or she may request the animal control officer to dispose of the body of such animal.
B. Upon learning that the body of a dead animal has not been disposed of in a safe and sanitary manner, the animal control officer will remove the animal’s body immediately, provided, however, that the animal control officer shall not be required to remove and dispose of bodies of dead animals on state highways or on state property. Before disposing of the body of a dead animal, the animal control officer will give notice to the owner of the animal, if known, within seventy-two hours of the time that the dead animal is removed.
C. The City Manager will collect a fee sufficient to defray the costs incident to removal and disposal of dead animals which shall be paid by the owner or person in charge thereof, if known; but no fee shall be charged to the owner or person in charge of a dead dog or cat if that person has attained the age of sixty-five years.
(Ord. 1644, § 2 (part), 1994)