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Updated 01/2011

Disposal of Dead Animals

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Statutes

Guidelines

Ordinance Provisions

  • Cashmere Municipal Code Sec. 8.16.050 - Garbage - Dead Animal Disposal
  • Enumclaw Municipal Code Sec. 8.12.240 - Garbage - Dead Animals
  • King County Solid Waste Acceptance Rule, PUT 7-1-5 (PR), 06/20/2005
    6.0 Policies - 6.2 Individual dead animals weighing less than 15 pounds may be disposed in the general waste stream. Dead animals weighing more than 15 pounds, or dead animals disposed in quantity should be taken to a rendering plant, veterinary clinic, animal shelter, pet cemetery or buried on the property owners property, so long as no nuisance is created. If none of these methods are available, dead animals may be accepted at the Cedar Hills Landfill or other designated facility when accompanied by a Waste Clearance Decision
  • Vader Ordinance No. 2002-03 (Adobe Acrobat Document) - Sec. 13 - Removal of Dead Animals
  • West Richland Municipal Code Sec. 8.04.100 (Adobe Acrobat Document) - Dead animal disposal
  • Yakima Municipal Code Sec. 4.16.170 (2)(g) - Disposal of dead animals