I recently blogged about the hazards of archaic ordinances and a recent fortunetelling case in Maryland. One reader noted that I should also point out that old ordinances can create some truly surprising duties for city staff and council members. Here is a 1903 ordinance from a Minnesota city on the disposal of dead animals that was only recently repealed (emphasis added):
DEAD ANIMALS (1903)
When any horse, mule, cow, sheep, hog, dog or other animal dies within the limits of the City the owner thereof shall, within forty eight (48) hours thereafter bury the same; and when the carcass weighs more than one hundred (100) pounds, such owner shall within forty eight (48) hours remove the same to the City dump grounds for burial.
The carcass of any animal removed to the City dump grounds shall be buried by the owner thereof provided, however, that the carcass of any animal removed to the City dump grounds after December 1 shall be buried by the owner before the first day of May following.
Dead animals within the city limits with unidentified owners shall be removed to the City dump grounds by the City Council member from the ward in which the animal expired.
The pit for horses, mules, and cows shall be six feet (6”) deep; for sheep, hogs and dogs and other small animals required to be buried in the dump grounds, four feet (4’) deep, and in any case sufficiently large to allow the carcass to rest upon the bottom of the pit.
DEAD ANIMALS (1903)
When any horse, mule, cow, sheep, hog, dog or other animal dies within the limits of the City the owner thereof shall, within forty eight (48) hours thereafter bury the same; and when the carcass weighs more than one hundred (100) pounds, such owner shall within forty eight (48) hours remove the same to the City dump grounds for burial.
The carcass of any animal removed to the City dump grounds shall be buried by the owner thereof provided, however, that the carcass of any animal removed to the City dump grounds after December 1 shall be buried by the owner before the first day of May following.
Dead animals within the city limits with unidentified owners shall be removed to the City dump grounds by the City Council member from the ward in which the animal expired.
The pit for horses, mules, and cows shall be six feet (6”) deep; for sheep, hogs and dogs and other small animals required to be buried in the dump grounds, four feet (4’) deep, and in any case sufficiently large to allow the carcass to rest upon the bottom of the pit.
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