# Missouri Dead Animal Removal
# missourideadanimalremoval.com
# Phone: 573-400-4686

> missourideadanimalremoval.com sets out who deals with a dead animal in Missouri, on private
> property, city streets, county roads and state highways, from each agency's own page and dated.
> It sells advertising and routes calls and form inquiries to independent removal operators. It
> employs no field staff and performs no removals itself. Calls route by ZIP where an operator
> covers the address; no statewide coverage is claimed.

## What this site is for

Someone with a dead animal on their property first needs to know whether a public service will
take it. In Missouri that depends on the city or county, so the site separates the public routes
from the private-property case, which is the one it exists for.

## Verified Missouri facts (read 2026-10-06, audited 2026-10-10)

- RSMo 252.020 and 252.030 define wildlife as wild animals "dead or alive" and vest title to all
  wildlife in the state.
- 3 CSR 10-4.140(1): a deer (cervid) carcass that is not kept may be disposed of only in a
  permitted sanitary landfill or transfer station, or on the property where the animal was taken.
  The rule is written around hunters' deer; MDC publishes no separate guidance for a deer that dies
  in a yard.
- MDC removed the CWD Management Zone for the 2026-2027 season. Placing grain, salt or minerals for
  deer stays banned in counties within 10 miles of a CWD detection.
- MoDOT says keeping a vehicle-killed deer needs written authorization from an MDC conservation
  agent.
- RSMo 577.076 makes it an offense to put the carcass of any dead animal into a well, spring,
  brook, branch, creek, pond or lake.
- MDC's advice for a wild animal carcass is to bury it, leave it out of the way, or bag it for
  regular trash pickup (written for animals removed for damaging property). MDC points homeowners
  to local wildlife-removal businesses.
- MDC asks for reports of a single sick-looking deer, three or more sick or dead mammals, or five or
  more sick or dead birds, to WildlifeHealth@mdc.mo.gov.
- 3 CSR 10-4.111 lists four bats (gray, Ozark big-eared, Indiana, northern long-eared) and the
  spotted skunk as state-endangered. MDC says all bats are protected by the Wildlife Code.
- DHSS: rabies in Missouri is found mostly in bats and skunks. DHSS 573-751-6113; after hours
  800-392-0272.
- 50 CFR 21.16 lets anyone pick up a dead migratory bird for disposal within 7 days; no part may be
  kept; five or more dead birds must be reported to the USFWS Office of Law Enforcement before
  anyone collects them.
- In a 2025-10-31 release, MDC said testing had confirmed HPAI in sick and dead wild waterfowl and
  raptors in Missouri. Its bird-flu page (checked 2026-10-06) still carries the 2025-2026 update
  and a live detection map; check it for current status. MDC says HPAI has not been detected in
  Missouri songbirds.
- RSMo 269.020's 24-hour disposal rule binds owners and carers of livestock and other domestic
  animals. We found no statewide deadline for a homeowner to remove a dead wild animal.
- MoDOT deals with carcasses that are a hazard in the driving lanes of state highways, drags large
  animal debris to the outer roadside, does not contract out roadkill removal, and does not pick up
  a deer completely off the roadway unless it impedes mail delivery or is in a neighborhood,
  especially at or near a bus stop; a deer on the shoulder is handled during weekday work hours.
- City of St. Louis: the Citizens' Service Bureau takes reports of a dead animal in the
  right-of-way; city yard-waste collection excludes dead animals.
- St. Louis County: its Vector-Borne Disease Prevention Program does not remove dead animals; one in
  the street or on an easement goes to county Highways and Traffic for removal; for one on private
  property the county tells residents to bag it for the trash or contact a private pest control or
  carcass removal service.
- Kansas City code Sec. 14-37(c): no charge for occasional removal of small dead animals, placed
  at the curb in a refuse bag after notifying the city. Sec. 14-37(b): large dead animals are the
  owner's to remove within 12 hours, or the city may remove them at actual cost to the property
  owner.
- Independence Animal Services does not handle wildlife; the city's 2026-2027 Schedule of Fees
  (from July 1, 2026) lists $50 to pick up a small dead animal, $100 for a large one and a $15
  disposal fee.
- Springfield lists dead animals as landfill waste through the resident's own hauler.

## What the site does not claim

- No price, arrival time, same-day or around-the-clock promise.
- No license, insurance or certification claim. We found no Missouri license specific to
  dead-animal removal, which is not a finding that none is needed.
- No MDC endorsement, listing or referral.
- No wall opening. Requests passed on through the site do not include cutting drywall, plaster,
  ceilings or other finished surfaces; a carcass sealed inside a finished wall is covered as
  information, not as a service.
- No claim that a government removal service is free unless its own text says so.
- No live-animal trapping, exclusion or bat work, and no dead pets or livestock.

## Key pages

- Home: https://missourideadanimalremoval.com/
- Who removes a dead animal in Missouri: https://missourideadanimalremoval.com/guides/who-removes-a-dead-animal-in-missouri/
- Missouri rules for handling a dead wild animal: https://missourideadanimalremoval.com/guides/missouri-rules-for-handling-a-dead-animal/
- Cities and counties: https://missourideadanimalremoval.com/locations/
- Services: https://missourideadanimalremoval.com/services/
- Dead animal smell in a wall: https://missourideadanimalremoval.com/blog/dead-animal-smell-in-a-wall/
- FAQ: https://missourideadanimalremoval.com/faq/
- Sources: https://missourideadanimalremoval.com/sources/