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SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES: Sec. B31-7. Dead animals

Copyrighted by SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE & Municipal Code Corporation, 1998.

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Sec. B31-7. Dead animals

(a) Upon the death of any animal, the owner/guardian or person in charge thereof shall provide for the burial, incineration, or other disposition of the body of such animal within forty-eight hours. If the owner/guardian or person in charge of any dead animal is unable to provide for burial or other dispositions, he or she may request the Animal Control Officer to dispose of the body of such animal.

(b) Upon learning that the body of a dead animal has not been disposed of in a safe and sanitary manner, the Animal Control Officer shall remove such body immediately; provided however, that the Animal Control Officer shall not be required to remove and dispose of bodies of dead animals on state highways or on state property. Before disposing of the body of a dead animal, the Animal Control Officer shall give notice to the owner/guardian of said animal, if he or she is known, within seventy-two hours of the time that the dead animal is removed.

(c) The Manager shall collect a fee as set forth by resolution of the Board of Supervisors sufficient to defray the costs incident to the removal and disposal of the dead animal(s) which shall be paid by the owner/guardian or person in charge thereof, if known. However, no fee shall be charged to the owner/guardian or person in charge of a dead dog or cat if that person has attainted the age of sixty-five years.

(Ord. No. NS-300.745, § 1, 5-2-06)

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