New Franklin Littering via Carcasses ordinance (§ 210.180)
Chapter 210: Offenses · Article IV. Offenses Concerning Public Safety
In short: Putting a dead animal or filth in a well, spring, creek or pond, or leaving a carcass near a public road, carries a fine of $25.00 to $500.00.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
A. If any person or persons shall put any dead animal, carcass or part thereof, the offal or any other filth into any well, spring, brook, branch, creek, pond or lake, every person so offending shall, on conviction thereof, be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
B. If any person shall remove or cause to be removed and placed in or near any public road or highway, or upon premises not his/her own, or in any river, stream or watercourse any dead animal, carcass or part thereof, or other nuisance to the annoyance of the citizens of this City, or any of them, every person so offending shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined for every offense not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), and if such nuisance be not removed within three (3) days thereafter, it shall be deemed a second (2nd) offense against the provisions of this Section.
Official source: New Franklin City Code, page 44 of the city's PDF
Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.