§ 6-2. Disposal of dead animals by animal control officer.

When any animal is found dead or dying on the land or premises of any person not the owner or person responsible for such owner, or is so found in any public street or place, any person having knowledge of the matter shall report the facts immediately to the animal control officer, who shall take charge of the animal forthwith. If, by license or otherwise, the owner of the animal is known to the animal control officer, the officer shall notify the owner at once; and the owner shall immediately cause such animal to be treated or disposed of by a veterinarian or, in the instance of a dead animal, to cause the body to be buried in a sanitary manner. If the owner is unknown, in the event of an injured animal, the animal control officer may dispose of the animal or cause its disposal by a veterinarian. In the case of a dead animal carcass where the owner's name is unknown, the animal control officer shall dispose of the body by transporting it forthwith to the town disposal area or other location for burial where such disposal can be accomplished in a neat and sanitary manner.

(Code 1983, § 3-203)