Dead animals.
El Paso City Code § 9.04.370
in effect9.04.370 - Dead animals.
The city may charge the established fee for the collection and disposal of dead animals, regardless of whether the service was or was not requested, to the owners of the dead animals or the owner of improved property where the dead animals were found. Owners or occupants of improved property where a dead animals is located shall contact the department for collection and disposal of the dead animal within twenty-four hours of the discovery of the dead animal. For dead animals less than forty pounds, owners of the dead animals or owners or occupants of improved property where the dead animals are located shall place the dead animal in a securely tied plastic bag. For dead animals equal to or greater than forty pounds, owners of the dead animals or owners or occupants of improved property where the dead animals are located shall place the dead animal in accordance with the instructions of the department. City shall collect dead animals in accordance with the following:
A. For dead animals less than forty pounds and placed in a securely tied plastic bag, city shall collect with existing equipment if practical.
B. If in the opinion of the director, the dead animal has become so decomposed or due to other reasons the removal of the dead animal using the existing equipment of the department is impractical or the dead animal is greater than forty pounds, the department shall arrange for an alternative method of disposal and assess the cost thereof against the owner of the animal or the owners or occupants of the improved property where the animal is found.
C. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the department from picking up dead animals that have come to their attention, whether by citizen complaint or otherwise; provided, however, that if the dead animal was found on improved property, the owner of the dead animal or the owners or occupants or the improved property where the dead animal was found, may be given the opportunity to bury the animal on his own premises.
(Ord. No. 17380, § 1, 8-24-2010)
Source: City of El Paso, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/el_paso/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT9HESA_CH9.04SOWAMA_ARTVIOTWA_9.04.370DEANFetched: 10/28/2026