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 wild or exotic animal as previously defined or any poisonous reptile or any other dangerous, wild or exotic animal or reptile, any vicious or dangerous animal or any other animal or reptile of wild, exotic, vicious or dangerous propensities.

B. 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 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, thirty (30) inches in length or more;

10. Constrictor snakes;

11. Coyotes;

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

13. Elephants;

14. Game cocks and other fighting birds;

15. Hippopotami;

16. Hyenas;

17. Iguana;

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. Scorpions;

28. Skunks;

29. Tigers;

30. Wolves.

C. The prohibitions of this section 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.

D. The municipal judge shall have the authority to order any animal deemed vicious confined, destroyed or removed from the city.

E. The city manager or control officer may issue a temporary permit without fee for the keeping, caring and protection of an infant animal native to this area which is deemed to be homeless and shall have the power to release or order the release of any infant wild animal, in a proper place outside the city limits kept under temporary permit, which is deemed capable of survival. (Ord. G-1011 § 1 (part), 2007: Ord. G-1001 § 1 (part), 2007)