Procedure To Bury Large Animals In County

DATE ADOPTED: 10-23-89
MINUTE BOOK: UNKNOWN

POLICY: The County shall not bury large, dead animals for individuals in Houston County except under the following circumstances and conditions:

PROCEDURE:

1. That the County receive a letter from the Houston County Health Officer verifying after having visited the site where the animal is located that the particular dead animal is a specific health nuisance and/or hazard; and,
   1. If the owner of the animal is known or ascertainable: That the owner or custodian of a
      particular animal be requested to bury same immediately. If said owner for any reason fails to bury or dispose of same within twenty-four hours, that Houston County is authorized to bury same provided that the owner through the district attorney is to be prosecuted under Alabama
      Code 3-1-28 and that every effort be made to obtain restitution and court costs in addition to the
      statutorily prescribed fine, or
   2.  If the owner of the dead animal is not known or ascertainable: Houston County is
      authorized to dispose of the carcass of large, dead animals at public expense; and
   3. That the public funds expended for this purpose must not be taken from constitutionally or statutorily restricted funds.

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