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<DIV><FONT size=3>We were advised in the town crier that it is illegal to dispose of any dead animal in the trash. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>does this mean that all town ordinances are up for "interpretation" ?</FONT></DIV>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland@gmail.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> TownTalk <towntalk@riverdale-park.org><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thu, May 6, 2010 10:01:09 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [RP TownTalk] Dead animals, live deer, fans, and air conditioner question<BR></FONT><BR>>>> RE the dead squirrel or other small deceased animal; it's not legal to dump them, what about burying them in your yard or a wooded area (not park land), would that be permissible? Unless the animal died of some disease, I don't think something as small as a squirrel would present a very big health hazard if you buried it. (too, to be quite frank, it would "go back to the earth" and help enrich the soil). <<<<BR><BR>According to the Town Code posted by Councilmember Lingua, small<BR>animals count as
waste and can thus be disposed of in the garbage. As<BR>a courtesy to the people emptying the trash, it would be good to bag<BR>the dead animal before putting it in the trash.<BR><BR>And even though I completely agree with you, Sue, that burying such an<BR>animal should be fine, it is not legal to bury waste in your yard. The<BR>animal control division I spoke with was quite clear on that fact -<BR>that burying an animal was *more* likely to result in spreading<BR>disease than throwing it away.<BR><BR>As I understand it, the reason we are advised to contact the town<BR>about the dead chickens on the railroad tracks is that it is a<BR>separate issue from trash disposal and is being monitored by law<BR>enforcement.<BR><BR>-Sarah<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>-- <BR>Sarah Wayland<BR><A href="mailto:sarah.wayland@gmail.com" ymailto="mailto:sarah.wayland@gmail.com">sarah.wayland@gmail.com</A><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>TownTalk mailing
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