Central Mississippi
Dead Animal Removal in Madison County, Mississippi
Madison County's Road Department lists dead animals among the items its debris pickup will not collect, and its contracted garbage service will not take one over 10 pounds. In the unincorporated county, we found no county service that collects one.
For a dead animal on your own property in unincorporated Madison County.
Who removes a dead animal in Madison County?
In unincorporated Madison County, the Road Department's debris pickup excludes dead animals, and the county's household garbage contractor excludes dead animals over 10 pounds. The Road Department's debris pickup page says: "Items we will not pick up include ... dead animals." The county's household garbage contractor lists "Dead Animals over 10lbs" among items it will not accept. We found no county service that collects a dead animal from private property. This page covers the unincorporated county; the cities inside it were not reviewed.
Source: Madison County Road Department, debris and limb pickup, checked 2026-10-05.
This page is about the parts of Madison County outside any city. The county says its garbage contract covers "any area in Madison County that is NOT within a municipality except the city of Gluckstadt."
| Location of the animal | Responsible | Contact or note |
|---|---|---|
| A state highway or interstate | Mississippi Department of Transportation | (601) 359-7001, as listed by Lafayette County's website |
| County road debris pickup | Madison County Road Department | Lists dead animals among items it will not pick up; 601-855-5670 for questions |
| Household garbage | County garbage contractor | Will not accept "Dead Animals over 10lbs" |
| A yard, under a house, a crawl space or an attic | Not stated on the county pages reviewed | No county service found |
From Madison County's Road Department and solid waste pages, read 5 October 2026.
Roads and public ground in Madison County
For a state highway, Lafayette County's website says the Mississippi Department of Transportation handles dead animals in the roadway and lists (601) 359-7001, and Olive Branch's lists 1-866-521-MDOT (6368) for state-maintained roads. For a county road, the county pages we reviewed do not name a dead-animal route; the Road Department's debris-pickup page lists dead animals among items it will not pick up and gives 601-855-5670 for questions. Inside Madison, Ridgeland or Canton, ask your city; this site has not reviewed their rules.
At a home in Madison County
On private land in the unincorporated county, both county services are written to exclude dead animals: the Road Department's debris pickup lists them among items it will not pick up, and the garbage contractor will not accept one over 10 pounds. That is the clearest written exclusion in this site's research. Smaller animals under 10 pounds are not mentioned on the contractor's list either way.
Nothing on the county pages we reviewed covers an animal under a house, in a crawl space or in an attic. If the animal can be reached through an existing opening, an independent operator, where one covers your address, can remove it without cutting anything.
Deer in Madison County
Madison County is not in any of MDWFP's 2026-2027 CWD Management Zones. The county pages we reviewed do not say who handles a dead deer on a county road. MDWFP asks the public to report deer found emaciated, lame or immobile, or dead with no obvious cause of death, through its app, mdwfp.com/cwd or 1-800-BE-SMART.
Garbage and burial in Madison County
The county's garbage contractor lists "Dead Animals over 10lbs" as not acceptable for household collection. The list does not say what happens to a smaller animal, so ask the contractor before putting one out.
In practice
The county's own pages exclude dead animals from road debris pickup and, over 10 pounds, from garbage collection. For anything over 10 pounds, or anything under the house, in a crawl space or an attic, call this site's number or send the form. For a small animal, check with the garbage contractor first.
Madison County in numbers
The U.S. Census Bureau estimated Madison County's population at 114,247 in 2024, up from an April 2020 base of 109,130. It is one of the faster-growing counties in the Jackson area, and its unincorporated communities sit between cities that run their own services.
By animal, or by where it lies
Madison County: questions
Will Madison County pick up a dead animal?
The county Road Department's debris pickup lists dead animals among items it will not pick up, and its garbage contractor does not accept dead animals over 10 pounds. We found no county service that collects a dead animal from private property.
Can I put a small dead animal in the garbage in Madison County?
The contractor's list excludes dead animals over 10 pounds and says nothing about smaller ones. Ask the contractor before putting one out.
Is Madison County in a CWD Management Zone?
No. Madison County is not in any of MDWFP's 2026-2027 CWD Management Zones.
I live inside the City of Madison. Do the county rules apply?
This page covers the unincorporated county. This site has not reviewed the City of Madison's, Ridgeland's or Canton's own rules, so ask your city.
Other places on this site
What this page was built from
- Madison County Road Department, debris and limb pickup, read 2026-10-05
- Madison County, solid waste and recycling, read 2026-10-05
- Lafayette County, report a dead animal on a roadway, read 2026-10-05
- MDWFP, Chronic Wasting Disease, read 2026-10-05
- U.S. Census Bureau, county population estimates, read 2026-10-05