(A) No person shall keep any animal within the city unless such animal is of a type commonly regarded as a domestic animal (see definition of PET in § 90.001 of this chapter), unless otherwise allowed by special exception of the City Council. The keeping of animals on any personal land in the city shall not be on a scale creating a nuisance. This prohibition includes the domestic fowl of the order Galliformes and Gallinaceous birds (fowl-like birds), and the order Anseriformes (water fowl) and also includes raptors (birds of prey) and common farm animals such as cows, pigs, horses, and sheep.
(B) It is considered a nuisance and shall be unlawful for any person to keep and maintain (other than the care and treatment of injured or abandoned birds and animals by people licensed for that purpose) or to sell native fur bearers, bears, mountain lions, bobcats, lynx, panthers, endangered species, exotic cats, or venomous snakes or other reptiles.
(C) It is considered a nuisance and shall be unlawful for any person to keep and maintain any animal, reptile, or fowl which is not naturally tame or gentle, but is of a wild nature or disposition and which because of its size, nature, or other characteristics (such as being poisonous or carnivorous) would constitute a danger to human life or property if it escaped from secure quarters, and it is further considered a nuisance and unlawful for any person to keep and maintain any domestic animal, reptile, or fowl which because of its size or vicious propensity or other characteristic would constitute a danger to persons or other animals.
(D) It is considered a nuisance and shall be unlawful for any person to create or maintain any condition, or keep any animal, fowl, pet, or insect under his or her jurisdiction in such a way that such condition or operation causes or is likely to cause the transmission of diseases from animals or insects to humans or from animals or insects to other animals.
(E) Nothing herein shall be deemed to prohibit the keeping of Felis catus (the domestic cat), Mustela putorius furo (the European polecat otherwise known as the ferret), or Canis familiaris (the domestic dog), as long as the requirements of this chapter are followed.
(F) Possession of raptors for any reason or purpose is prohibited within city limits.
(Prior Code, § 2.0109) Penalty, see § 90.999