All dead animals or fowls shall be immediately removed and buried by the owner of such animals; and, if the owner of such animals cannot be found within two hours after discovering the same, then, and in that event, said animals shall be removed and buried at the expense of the municipality; dead animals shall not be buried within the corporate limits of the municipality, nor within one mile thereof, nor in or above the course of ground water within one mile thereof, nor in or above the course of ground water that is used for drinking purposes by the inhabitants of the municipality.
(1999 Code, § 4-204) Penalty, see § 51.99
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Related provisions, see Neb. RS 13-2020, 13-2023, 18-1720