(A) No person shall possess, offer for sale, attempt to buy or own within the city any of the following animals of either thoroughbred or hybrid stock or pedigree:
(1) All wild cats of the family felidae.
(2) Polar bear (Thalarctos maritimus).
(3) Red wolf (Canis niger and hybrids).
(4) Vicuna (Vicugna).
(5) Alligator.
(6) Caiman or crocodile of the order of crocodilia.
(7) Gray or timber wolf (Canis lupus and hybrids).
(8) Sea otter (Enhydra lutris).
(9) Pacific ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea).
(10) Atlantic green turtle (Chelonia mydas).
(11) Mexican ridley turtle (Lepidochelys kempi).
(B) No person shall buy, sell, or offer for sale or own a native or foreign species or subspecies of mammal, bird, amphibian, or reptile, or the dead body or parts thereof, which appears on the endangered species list designated by the United States Secretary of Interior and published in the Code of Federal Regulations pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 16 (Public Law 135, 1st Congress), as amended.
(C) No person shall import or cause to be imported into this city any part of the plumage, skin, or dead body of any species of hawk, owl, or eagle. This division shall not be construed to forbid or restrict the importation or use of the plumage, skin, body, or any part thereof legally collected for use by American Indians for ceremonial purposes or in the preservation of their tribal customs and heritage.
(D) This section shall not be construed to prevent the importation, possession, purchase, or sale of any species to any person or organization licensed to present a circus or carnival pursuant to this code.
(E) An Animal Control Officer or its designee may seize and impound any animal being offered for sale or owned in violation of this section. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be fined no more than $200 for the first offense, and no more than $500 for each subsequent offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
(Ord. 2005-21, passed 5-25-2005; Am. Ord. 2014-1, passed 2-25-2014) Penalty, see § 90.99