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It shall be the duty of any and all person or persons, corporation or corporations, having the ownership or control of dead undressed unslaughtered hogs, cattle or other animals or animal matter within any of the said cities, to remove the same within six hours after their death or arrival within the above-described locality to some point or place to be designated or approved by the director of the department of public safety, and there promptly disposed of in a sanitary manner, and in case the person or persons having the ownership, control or possession of such dead animals or animal matter shall fail to remove them within the time specified, he or they shall be liable to a fine or penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars, and it shall be the duty of the officers of the said bureau to take immediate possession of and remove the same.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 24565. Dead animals to be removed within six hours and disposed of; penalty - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-53-ps-municipal-and-quasimunicipal-corporations/pa-st-sect-53-24565/
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