A. Nondomesticated Animal Prohibited; Exemptions:
1. No person shall confine in any cage, pen or other enclosure, either in or outside a dwelling or other building, any live animal or live reptile of any species which is of the class of Ferae naturae or nondomesticated. Pet stores within the city are exempt from this subsection A1, except for the keeping of certain animals or reptiles as stated in subsection A2 of this section.
2. No person, business association or corporation may keep any animals that would be properly maintained in a zoological park, circus, scientific or educational institution, research laboratory, veterinary hospital or animal refuge.
B. Nuisance Declared: The keeping of any such animal or reptile shall be deemed a nuisance and shall be subject to summary abatement by any police officer or animal control warden.
C. Permit For Exhibitions And Parades: Exhibitions or parades of animals which are Ferae naturae in the eyes of the law may be conducted, kept or harbored within the city only after securing a permit from the city council.
D. Domestication No Defense: It is no defense to a violation of this section that the keeper of any animal or poisonous reptile which is prohibited by subsection A2 of this section has attempted to domesticate such animal or poisonous reptile. (Ord. 00-0915, 9-18-2000)