(A) Except as provided in this chapter, a permit issued by the Animal Control Bureau shall be required for any person to possess, keep, maintain or have in his or her possession or under his or her control within the city any elephant, bear, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, lion, tiger, leopard, panther, ocelot, lynx, cougar, wolf, fox, raccoon, coyote, monkey, ape, chimpanzee, poisonous reptile, other dangerous or carnivorous wild animal, other vicious or dangerous domesticated animal, or any other animal of wild or vicious propensities. No permit shall be granted except with such conditions attached as shall, in the opinion of the supervisor of the Animal Control Bureau, reasonably insure the public health, safety and general welfare.
(B) No permit shall be granted in any event for any animal at any particular location except upon an explicit finding by the supervisor of the Animal Control Bureau that the issuance thereof will not be contrary to the public health, safety and general welfare. The conditions may include, but need not be limited to, the mode and location of any caging, security or other maintenance facilities for the animal.
(C) Any person dissatisfied with the ruling of the supervisor of the Animal Control Bureau may appeal such ruling pursuant to Chapter 1.09 of this code.
(D) The supervisor of the Animal Control Bureau, following application for a permit and pending final disposition thereof, may grant a temporary permit for the maintenance within the city of any animal described in division (A) above, upon such conditions as he or she shall require in his or her sole discretion, when, in his or her opinion, there is no reasonable doubt as to the consistency thereof with the public health, safety and general welfare.
(`78 Code, § 6.16.020.) (Ord. 3170 § 2 (part), 2014; Ord. 3088 § 1 (part), 2011; Ord. 2883 § 9 (part), 2007; Ord. 1464 § 1 (part), 1977.)