§ 4-13. Keeping wild animals, fowl or livestock prohibited

(a) The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Fowl.

(1) The term "fowl" means any of various birds, including chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks, guineas, swans, peafowl or any other free, uncaged bird or fowl.

(2) The term "fowl" does not include parakeets, canaries, pigeons, doves or other birds of similar size that customarily are kept in cages.

Livestock means cattle, goats, horses, chickens, donkeys, burros, ducks, pigs, sheep and emus.

Wild means not domesticated.

Wild animal.

(1) The term "wild animal" means any live monkey or nonhuman primate, opossum, raccoon, skunk, bear, fox, weasel, coatimundi, snake, mink ferret, lizard, alligator, jaguar, jackal, wolf, crocodile, leopard, panther, tiger, bobcat, cheetah, lion, lynx, ocelot, bee hive, or any other animal normally found in the wild state.

(2) The term "wild animal" does not include a commercial bee hive that complies with all applicable state and local regulations and permit requirements.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, harbor or permit to be kept on the person's premises any wild animal.

(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, harbor or permit to be kept on the person's premises any livestock or fowl except in a zoning district where the keeping of such livestock or fowl is a permitted use.

(d) This section does not apply to the keeping of prohibited animals by a publicly or privately maintained circus, traveling show, or rodeo that does not remain in the city longer than 30 days out of each year.

(Ord. No. 590, § XIV, 7-10-2012)