Chapter 6.16
DISPOSAL OF DEAD ANIMALS
Sections:
6.16.020 Prohibition against dead animals upon private property.
6.16.030 Duty of owner to dispose of dead animal.
6.16.040 Duty of owner or occupant of land to remove dead animal.
6.16.050 Removal of dead animal by City officer.
6.16.060 Liability for cost of removal of dead animal.
6.16.070 Burial of animal carcasses.
6.16.080 Transportation of dead animals.
6.16.090 Vehicles used to transport dead animals.
6.16.100 Disposal of dead animals.
6.16.010 Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following definition applies: “Animal” includes, but is not limited to all of the following:
A. All animals, whether wild or tame, including but not limited to the dog, cat, horse, mule, cattle, sheep, hog;
B. All reptiles, including but not limited to the snake;
C. All aquatic animals, including but not limited to fish; and
D. All birds, and all fowl including but not limited to the chicken, turkey and duck. (Ord. 29 § 1, 1981; CC § 62.801)
6.16.020 Prohibition against dead animals upon private property.
No dead animal shall be deposited or allowed to remain upon any premises within a quarter of a mile of any park, City highway, State highway, or any public highway, road or alley, or any dwelling or other structure used or occupied by a person or persons, or in any standing or running water or in any open excavation, and any animal deposited or allowed to remain upon such premises is declared to be a public nuisance. (Ord. 29 § 1, 1981; CC § 62.802)
6.16.030 Duty of owner to dispose of dead animal.
It shall be the duty of the owner of a dead animal to dispose of such dead animal in a manner authorized by law. (Ord. 29 § 1, 1981; CC § 62.803)
6.16.040 Duty of owner or occupant of land to remove dead animal.
It shall be the duty of the owner, the occupant and any person having control of the premises referred to in PMC 6.16.020 on which there is a dead animal to remove said dead animal from said premises, or otherwise dispose of said dead animal in a manner authorized by law. (Ord. 29 § 1, 1981; CC § 62.804)
6.16.050 Removal of dead animal by City officer.
In the event a dead animal is deposited or allowed to remain upon premises in violation of PMC 6.16.020 and the Director of Public Health determines that in the interest of protecting the public health the City should forthwith remove and dispose of said dead animal, the Director of Public Health or any department of the City at the request of said Director may remove and dispose of said animal. (Ord. 29 § 1, 1981; CC § 62.805)
6.16.060 Liability for cost of removal of dead animal.
In the event a dead animal is deposited or allowed to remain upon premises in violation of PMC 6.16.020, the owner of the dead animal, the owner of such premises, the occupant of such premises and any other person having control of such premises who has knowledge of the existence of said dead animal or who has received notice from the Director of Public Health requiring the removal of said dead animal shall be liable to the City for the cost of the removal and disposal of such dead animal by the City. Said cost may be recovered by a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction. (Ord. 29 § 1, 1981; CC § 62.806)
6.16.070 Burial of animal carcasses.
It is unlawful for any person to bury the carcass of any dead animal in such a way that there shall be less than three feet of soil above such carcass. (Ord. 29 § 1, 1981; CC § 62.807)
6.16.080 Transportation of dead animals.
A. Any person desiring to engage in the business of collecting and/or conveying or transporting dead animals along any public highways in the City or who collects and/or so transports such animals incidental to the operation of a business, shall annually make an application to the department of general services for a separate permit for each vehicle in which dead animals are to be transported or conveyed.
B. The City Manager or designee shall make an investigation to determine that such vehicle to be used will be suitable to transport dead animals and that such vehicle has a watertight body or watertight tank within which dead animals may be transported or conveyed. If the City Manager or designee is satisfied that such applicant meets the requirements of this chapter he shall grant the applicant a permit to transport dead animals over any public highway in the vehicle for which the permit is issued. The fee for such permit shall be established by City Council resolution from time to time, and shall be paid and collected prior to the issuance of the permit.
C. Unless sooner revoked every permit issued pursuant to this section shall expire December 31st of the year in which it is issued. Each permit issued pursuant to this section shall be displayed in a prominent place on the vehicle for which it is issued. (Ord. 683 § 27, 2008; Ord. 29 § 1, 1981; CC § 62.808)
6.16.090 Vehicles used to transport dead animals.
Vehicles used by a permittee to transport dead animals shall have watertight metal bodies and any dead animals therein shall be covered with a tarpaulin or other cover approved by the Director of General Services. Such vehicles shall be cleaned and disinfected immediately after dead animals are transported in such vehicle. (Ord. 29 § 1, 1981; CC § 62.809)
6.16.100 Disposal of dead animals.
A permittee disposing of dead animals in the City shall dispose of such animals at a reduction plant approved by the Director of Public Health. (Ord. 29 § 1, 1981; CC § 62.810)