Chapter 6.12
ANIMAL CARCASS DISPOSAL
Sections:
6.12.020 Disposal requirements.
6.12.010 Fees authorized.
In addition to any other fees or fines authorized under this title, the city may recover its cost associated with disposal of an animal carcass from private property or from public property when the owner of such animal is known and has failed to take immediate steps to dispose of the animal; provided, that said fee shall not exceed the total amount of the fee imposed by the city’s disposal service. (Ord. 3301 § 5, 2005).
6.12.020 Disposal requirements.
Any person becoming aware of any dead animal, owned or nonowned, on said person’s property, shall immediately and properly dispose of the carcass.
A. No person shall bury, dump, or otherwise dispose of an animal carcass on public property, or on private property without the authorization of the property owner.
B. The animal control officer shall have available the address and telephone number of local disposal services for use by the public. (Ord. 3301 § 5, 2005).
6.12.030 Violation – Penalty.
Any person refusing or failing to comply with the provisions of this chapter or with the order or directives of an animal control officer relating thereto shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine in the amount of $500.00, and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every unauthorized animal carcass disposal. (Ord. 3301 § 5, 2005).
6.12.040 Severability.
In the event any term or condition of this chapter or application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other terms, conditions, or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid term, condition, or application. To this end, the terms and conditions of this chapter are declared severable. (Ord. 3301 § 5, 2005).