(A) It shall be the duty of the Street Commissioner to cause to be promptly removed and buried any animal or fowl found dead on any street, sidewalk, or public place in this city; and any animal or fowl which be there killed by any officer or other person under any provision of this chapter or pursuant to any law, of which killing the Street Commissioner shall be immediately notified by such officer or other person; provided, that any animal or fowl which may be killed by any vehicle shall be promptly removed and buried by and at the expense of the owner of such vehicle, and a failure so to do for more than one hour shall be unlawful.
(B) Whenever any animal or fowl is killed or is found dead upon any lot or premises owned or occupied by the owner or keeper thereof, such owner or keeper of such animal or fowl shall cause same to be removed and buried and a failure to do so for more than 12 hours shall be unlawful.
(C) (1) Whenever any animal or fowl is found dead or is killed upon any lot or premises in this city not owned or occupied by the owner or keeper of such animal or fowl, the carcass shall be removed and buried under the direction of the Street Commissioner, upon the request made by the owner or occupant of such premises, and the expenses of such removal and burial shall be paid to the city by the person who was the owner or keeper of such animal or fowl if such person can be ascertained, unless herein otherwise provided.
(2) A bill for such expense shall be made out by the City Clerk upon information from the Street Commissioner and shall be placed in the hands of the City Treasurer for collection, and such persons shall pay such bill, within 24 hours after its first presentation, and a failure so to do shall be unlawful.
(D) Whenever any animal or fowl is killed within this city by any person, save when under some provision of this chapter or pursuant to some law, the person so killing such animal or fowl shall cause to be removed and buried, and a failure to do so for more than one hour shall be unlawful.
(E) Whenever under any provision of this code or any ordinance of the city it is made the duty of any person, other than the Street Commissioner, to remove or bury any dead animal or fowl, and such person fails so to do for 12 hours, the Street Commissioner shall so remove and bury such carcass, and the expense of so doing shall be paid to the city by the person whose duty it was to remove or bury it, and the expense shall be collected as provided in division (C) above, and a failure to pay same as therein provided shall be unlawful.
(F) The payment to the city of the expense of the removing or burying any carcass by any person whose duty it is so to do, or the payment of a fine for the failure to pay such expenses as above provided, shall not release such person from any liability or penalty he or she may have incurred by reason of his or her previous failure to perform such duty, but same shall be in addition to such liability or penalty.
(G) It shall be unlawful for any person to cast or put any dead or dying animal or fowl found on any premises in this city, upon any premises belonging to or occupied by any other person, or upon any street, alley, or public place.
(Prior Code, § 4-8) Penalty, see § 90.99
Statutory reference:
As to collection by city of taxes and special assessments, see W. Va. Code 8-13-15
As to prohibited disposition of carcasses, see W. Va. Code 16-9-2 and 16-9-3