§ 6.08.120. Prohibition of exotic, dangerous and vicious animals.

A.

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to keep, maintain, or have in his or her possession or under his or her control within the City any poisonous reptile or any other dangerous wild animal or reptile, any vicious or dangerous animal or any other animal or reptile of wild, vicious or dangerous propensities.

B.

It is unlawful for any person to keep, maintain or have in his or her possession or under his or her control within the City any of the following animals:

1.

All poisonous animals including rear-fang snakes;

2.

Apes: chimpanzees, gibbons, gorillas, orangutans and siamangs;

3.

Baboons;

4.

Badgers;

5.

Bears;

6.

Bison;

7.

Bobcats;

8.

Cheetahs;

9.

Crocodilians;

10.

Constrictor snakes;

11.

Coyotes;

12.

Deer: includes all members of the deer family, for example, white-tailed deer, antelope and moose;

13.

Elephants;

14.

Emus;

15.

Foxes;

16.

Game cocks and other fighting birds;

17.

Hippopotami;

18.

Hyenas;

19.

Jaguars;

20.

Leopards;

21.

Lions;

22.

Lynxes;

23.

Monkeys;

24.

Ostriches;

25.

Pumas (also known as cougars, mountain lions and panthers);

26.

Raccoons;

27.

Rhinoceroses;

28.

Skunks and Civet cats;

29.

Tigers;

30.

Wolves.

C.

The prohibition of this section shall not apply to bona fide zoos, circuses, carnivals, educational institutions or medical institutions, if:

1.

Their location conforms to the provisions of the zoning ordinance of the City;

2.

All animals and animal quarters are kept in a clean and sanitary condition and so maintained as to eliminate objectionable odors;

3.

Animals are maintained in quarters so constructed as to prevent their escape.

D.

The Municipal Judge shall have the authority to order any such animal to be destroyed by humane killing or removal from the City by its owner. Failure to remove such animal from the City shall be a violation of this chapter.

(Ord. 1381 § 7, 2002: Ord. 1244 § 12, 1993)