Disposal of dead animals is regulated as follows:
(A) The term BODY does not include ashes of a cremated animal.
(B) The body of any animal that dies in the city shall, within 24 hours of death, be cremated, removed from the city, or buried in accordance with the terms of this section.
(C) Burial of an animal shall be at a minimum depth of at least three feet and in a manner designed so as to prevent exposure of the carcass by erosion, the digging by other animals, or any other reasonably foreseeable act or occurrence. No animal shall be buried in an area deemed by the city to pose a threat to the public’s health, safety or welfare, such as low swampy areas, areas which may be subject to flooding, areas in close proximity to any water table, or under any other conditions, soil or otherwise, which could create a potential threat to the public’s health, safety or welfare, unless proof acceptable to the city is provided showing that any such condition present or likely to be present will not pose such a threat or will be neutralized so as to substantially eliminate such a threat.
(D) No person shall retain custody of or deposit a dead animal or conduct any other activity in violations of provisions of this section.
(Ord. 2021-06, passed 3-23-2021)