§ 6-7. Keeping of dangerous or vicious animals prohibited.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep, maintain or have in his possession or under his control within the city any poisonous reptile or any other dangerous wild animal or reptile, any vicious or dangerous domesticated animal or any other animal or reptile of wild, vicious or dangerous propensities.

(b)

It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep, maintain or have in his possession or under his 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)

Constrictor snakes, six feet in length or more;

(10)

Coyotes;

(11)

Crocodilians, 30 inches in length or more;

(12)

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

(13)

Domestic dogs hybridized with wild canines such as wolves and coyotes;

(14)

Elephants;

(15)

Game cocks and other fighting birds;

(16)

Hippopotami;

(17)

Hyenas;

(18)

Jaguars;

(19)

Leopards;

(20)

Lions;

(21)

Lynxes;

(22)

Monkeys;

(23)

Ostriches;

(24)

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

(25)

Raccoons;

(26)

Rhinoceroses;

(27)

Skunks;

(28)

Tigers;

(29)

Wolves.

(c)

Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to bona fide pet shops, 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.

(Ord. No. 3795, §§ 1—3, 6-17-80; Ord. No. 6646, § 1, 7-17-07)