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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 4-7.,
"DISPOSAL OF DEAD ANIMALS.", OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH.
WHEREAS, Section 4-7., "Disposal of Dead Animals.", of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Paducah provides for the lawful disposal of dead animals;
and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners desires to amend the
provisions of Section 4-7 as provided herein.
KENTUCKY:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH,
SECTION 1. Section 4-7., "Disposal of Dead Animals.", is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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The owner or possessor of any animal which shall die, or
person causing the death of any animal, within the
corporate limits of the City of Paducah, shall properly
remove the carcass of the animal within twelve hours of
the death of the animal to a person who is duly licensed
to handle and dispose of such carcass, or such owner,
possessor, or person shall, within the aforesaid twelve
hours of the death of the animal bury the animal on his
or her privately owned property. Once the dead animal is
received by any Berson who is duly licensed to handle
and dispose of carcasses, such person shall properly
dispose of the carcass in a sanitary manner within a
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reasonable period of time, and as may otherwise be
prescribed by statute or regulation. In the event, the
animal is buried on privately owned property, the carcass
of the dead animal shall be two feet below the ground
surface and 10 feet from the property line of the property,
or as may be otherwise prescribed by statute or
regulation. Large exotic animals and farm animals,
including animals related to equine and bovine species
shall not be buried on private property located within the
corporate limits of the City of Paducah unless properly
interred by a person duly licensed to handle and dispose
of carcasses. The failure of any person to comply with
this section shall be unlawful. Any person violating this
section shall be fined any sum not exceeding One
Hundred Dollars ($100.00). (Ord. of 12-9-18, H 1,5)
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be read on two
separate days and will become effective upon publication
of the title and certified summary thereof.
MAYOR GERRY B. MONT ERY
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners December 22, 1992
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners January. -;--5, 1993
Recorded by Lenita Smith, City Clerk January 5, 1993
Published by The Paducah Sun January 9, 1993
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