For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
DANGEROUS ANIMAL. Any animal which is not naturally tamed or gentle, or which is of a naturally wild disposition, or which is capable of inflicting serious injury upon or killing human beings and having known tendencies, individually or as a species, to do so, or which because of its size or other characteristics, would constitute a danger to human life or property if it is not kept or maintained in a safe manner or in secure quarters, including but not limited to the following animals which shall be deemed to be DANGEROUS per se: bears, wolves, lions, tigers, panthers, bobcats, elephants, bison, poisonous snakes and spiders, alligators, crocodiles, anacondas, pythons, boa constrictors, and piranhas.
OWNER. Any person or persons, firm, association, or corporation owning, keeping, sheltering, harboring, or in immediate control of the property where an animal is kept or allowed to stay.
(Prior Code, § 96.30) (Ord. 1372, passed 8-24-1987)