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,
duck.
(Prior code § 62.801)
No dead animals shall be deposited or allowed to remain upon
any premises within a quarter of a mile of any park, city highway,
county 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.
(Prior code § 62.802)
It shall be the duty of the owner of a dead animal to dispose
of such dead animal in a manner authorized by law.
(Prior code § 62.803)
It shall be the duty of the owner, the occupant and any person having control of the premises referred to in Section 6.08.020 on which there is a dead animal to remove the dead animal from the premises, or otherwise dispose of the dead animal in a manner authorized by law.
(Prior code § 62.804)
In the event a dead animal is deposited or allowed to remain
upon premises in violation of Section 608.020 and the director of
public health determines that, in the interest of protecting the public
health, the city should forthwith remove and dispose of the dead animal,
the director of public health or any department of the city, at the
request of the director, may remove and dispose of the animal.
(Prior code § 62.805)
In the event a dead animal is deposited or allowed to remain upon premises in violation of Section 6.08.020, 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 the 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.
(Prior code § 62.806)
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 public works for a separate permit for each vehicle
in which animals are to be transported or conveyed.
B.
The
director of public works 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 director
of public works 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 twenty dollars
for each such vehicle, which fee 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.
(Prior code § 62.808)
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
public works. Such vehicles shall be cleaned and disinfected immediately
after dead animals are transported in such vehicle.
(Prior code § 62.809)
