It is unlawful for any person to own any wild animal or exotic pet within the Town limits, except that this Section shall not apply to the keeping of small cage birds or aquatic, amphibian or nonpoisonous reptilian animals, or such small rodents as hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils, mice, rats, ferrets, etc., solely as pets, nor to any "zoological garden", "theatrical exhibit" or "circus", as defined in Section 4-1-1 of this Chapter, or to any legally incorporated college, university or school, or to any private or governmental research laboratories. (Ord. 99-04, 11-16-1999)