(A) Except as specified in § 90.22 of this chapter, a person shall not import or possess:
(1) Suricate or slender-tailed meerkat (Genus Suricata);
(2) Flying fox or fruit bat (Genus Pteropus);
(3) Wild rabbits, hares, and pikas (Order Lagomorpha);
(4) Multimammate rat (Genus Mastomys);
(5) Nutria (Myocastor coypus);
(6) Monk or Quaker parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus);
(7) Cuckoo (Family Cuculidae), except native species;
(8) Sky lark (Alauda arvensis);
(9) European blackbird (Turdus merula);
(10) Mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus);
(11) Fieldfare (Turdus pilar);
(12) Song thrush (Turdus philomelus);
(13) White eyes (Genus Zosterops);
(14) Cape sparrow (Passer melanurus);
(15) Baya weaver (Ploceus philippinus);
(16) Madagascar weaver (Foudia madagascariensis);
(17) Weaver finches (Genus Passer), except Passer domesticus;
(18) Dioch or red-bellied quelea (Quelea quelea);
(19) Cowbirds (Genus Molothrus), except native species;
(20) Blackbirds (Genus Agelaius), except native species;
(21) Yellowhammer (Emberizacitrinella);
(22) Java sparrow (Padda oryzivora);
(23) Hawaiian rice bird or spotted munia (Lonchura punctalata nisoria);
(24) Starlings (Family Sturnidae), including pink starlings or rosy pastors (Sturnus roseus, except for Indian Hill mynahs);
(25) Mute swan (Cygnus olor);
(26) Giant, cane, or marine toad (Bufo marinus);
(27) Tongueless or African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis);
(28) Fox (Genus Cerdocyon, Genus Lycalopex, Genus Otocyon, Genus Urocyon, and Genus Vulpes);
(29) Gambian giant pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus);
(30) Prairie dog (Cynomys spp);
(31) Raccoon dog (Nyctereuties procyonoides); and
(32) A member of the following families:
(a) Suidae (pigs or hogs), except for domestic swine;
(b) Viverridae (civits, genets, lingsangs, mongooses and fossas); and
(c) Tayassuidae (Peccaries and javelinas).
(B) The possession or importation of the following dangerous exotic species is prohibited:
(1) African buffalo (Synceras caffer);
(2) Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius);
(3) Hyenas (family Hyaenidae), all species, except aardwolves (Proteles Cristatus);
(4) Honey badger or ratel (Mellivora capensis);
(5) Old world badger (Meles meles);
(6) Lions, jaguars, leopards or tigers (Genus Panthera);
(7) Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa);
(8) Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus);
(9) Elephants (family Elephantidae);
(10) Rhinoceroses (family Rhinocerotidae);
(11) Primates, nonhuman (Order Primates);
(12) Gavials (Family Gavialidae);
(13) Crocodiles (Family Crocodylidae);
(14) Alligators or caimans (Family Alligatoridae);
(15) Venomous exotic snakes of the families Viperidae, Atractaspididae, Elapidae, Hydrphidae, and Colubridae, except for hognose snakes (Genus heterodon);
(16) Gila monsters or beaded lizards (Family Helodermatidae);
(17) Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis);
(18) Bears (Family Ursidae);
(19) Wolf or wolf hybrids of over 25% wolf;
(20) Cougar or mountain lion (Felis concolor);
(21) Lynx (Genus Lynx);
(22) Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia);
(23) Wolverine (Gulo gulo); or
(24) Hybrids of a species listed in this subsection.
(Ord. 7-2000, passed 6-29-2000; Am. Ord. 7-2024, passed 7-10-2024) Penalty, see §
90.99