§ 3-4-8. Dead animals.

(a)

It shall be the duty of Henry County Animal Care and Control and the county department of transportation to remove and dispose of the carcasses of all dead animals found within the rights-of-way of all county roads maintained either totally or in part from county funds.

(b)

Carcasses on private property must be disposed of by the animal or property owner or possessor in accordance with state laws and regulations. It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of a dead animal, its parts, or blood on the land of another without the permission of the owner of the land. It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of a dead animal in a well or open pit of any kind, on private or public land. All dead livestock, including horses, cattle and any other large animal must be disposed of by the animal owner or property owner/possessor in accordance with state and local regulations.

(Ord. No. 12-12, § II, 7-16-12)

State law reference

Dead Animals Disposal Act, O.C.G.A. § 4-5-1 et seq.