It shall be the responsibility of the owners of livestock to properly dispose of all dead animals within a 24-hour period. It shall be the responsibility of the animal owner or property owner to dispose of dead dogs, cats, and the like on his property or owned by him within six hours. Animal control has the authority to pick up any dead animal found on public property and dispose of it and assist a citizen with such disposal, if requested. After 24 hours, an Animal Control Officer may enter private property and remove any dead animal which the property owner has failed to dispose of. In any case, the property owner shall be responsible for the payment of fees for the removal of any dead animal by animal control, such fees being set forth in Appendix 1, Fee Schedule, § 4.00(B).
(Ord. 914, passed 10-14-04) Penalty, see § 10.99