(a) No person shall possess, keep, harbor, own, maintain, raise or breed within the municipality, the following animals and reptiles:
(1) Lions;
(2) Tigers;
(3) Cross-breeds between lions and tigers;
(4) Leopards of any breed;
(5) Mountain lions, pumas or panthers;
(6) Jaguars;
(7) Jaguarundis;
(8) Cheetahs;
(9) Ocelots;
(10) Bears;
(11) Wolves;
(12) Coyotes; or
(13) Venomous or constricting snakes.
(b) Any person within the Municipality that possesses, keeps, harbors, owns, maintains, raises or breeds a wild carnivore not indigenous to the State of Ohio and not regulated by the State of Ohio, nor prohibited by this section, which has an adult weight in excess of thirty pounds shall maintain such animal in a completely enclosed structure either within the home, or out building, or a chain link fence with a chain link top so that the animal is completely secure No person shall allow such animal to run loose or be otherwise given access to property other than that maintained, possessed or owned by the keeper, harborer or owner of such animal.
(c) Whosoever violates this section shall be guilty of a first degree misdemeanor as defined by the laws of the State of Ohio and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and/or six months in jail.
(Ord. 1376. Passed 4-29-92; Am. Ord. 1841. Passed 7-13-98.)