It shall be illegal for any person to own, possess, harbor or offer for sale, any non-domestic animal within the city, which is a misdemeanor. Any owner of a non-domestic animal at the time of adoption of this code shall have 30 days in which to remove the animal from the city after which time the city may impound the animal as provided for in this subchapter. An exception shall be made to this prohibition for service animals specifically trained for and actually providing assistance to a person who is disabled, and for those animals brought into the city as part of an operating zoo, veterinarian clinic, scientific research laboratory or a licensed show or exhibition.
(Ord. 22, Eighth Series, effective 2-27-2022)