Chula Vista Municipal Code Ch. 6.16 Animals
Chula Vista Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Chula Vista
Cite as: Chula Vista Municipal Code Chapter 6.16 · Text as of 2026-10-04
DEAD ANIMALS*
Sections:
6.16.010 Repealed.
6.16.020 Prohibited where – Disposition in certain places deemed nuisance.
6.16.030 Disposal – Duty of owner of animal.
6.16.040 Disposal – Duty of owner of land or premises. 6.16.050 Disposal – Authority of Animal Control Officer.
For statutory provisions authorizing the City Council to declare what constitutes a nuisance, see Gov. Code
§ 38771; for provisions regarding the abatement of nuisances, see Gov. Code §§ 38773 and 38773.5.
6.16.010 Animal defined.¶
6.16.020 Prohibited where – Disposition in certain places deemed nuisance.¶
No dead animal shall be deposited or allowed to remain upon any premises within a quarter of a mile of any park, county highway, state highway, or any public highway, road or alley, or any dwelling or other structure used or occupied by a person or persons, or in any standing or running water or in any open excavation, and any animal deposited or allowed to remain upon such premises is hereby declared to be a public nuisance. (Ord. 3226 § 1, 2012; Ord. 1203 § 1; prior code § 4.42).
6.16.030 Disposal – Duty of owner of animal.¶
It is the duty of the owner of a dead animal to dispose of such dead animal by means of the services of a licensed veterinarian, the City Animal Care Facility upon payment of the required fees, or other persons licensed to engage in the work of disposing of dead animals. (Ord. 3226 § 1, 2012; Ord. 2506 § 1, 1992; Ord. 1203 § 1; prior code § 4.43).
6.16.040 Disposal – Duty of owner of land or premises.¶
It is the duty of the owner, the occupant and any person having control of the premises referred to in CVMC 6.16.020, on which there is a dead animal, to remove said dead animal from said premises, or otherwise dispose of said dead animal in the manner prescribed in CVMC 6.16.030. (Ord. 3226 § 1, 2012; Ord. 1203 § 1; prior code § 4.44).
6.16.050 Disposal – Authority of Animal Control Officer.¶
In the event a dead animal is deposited or allowed to remain upon premises in violation of CVMC 6.16.020 and the City Animal Control Officer determines that in the interest of protecting the public health the City should forthwith cause the removal and disposal of said dead animal, the Animal Control Officer may act to remove and dispose of said dead animal. Further, the Animal Control Officer is authorized to dispose of dead animals as requested pursuant to CVMC 6.16.030. (Ord. 3226 § 1, 2012; Ord. 2506 § 1, 1992; Ord. 1203 § 1; prior code § 4.45).
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