No person shall own, keep, harbor or otherwise have control of any of the following animals at any premises, or on any property, public or private, within the corporate limits of the Village:
(1) Horses, cattle, swine, poultry, sheep and goats;
(2) All animals which have been declared to be endangered or protected under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq., and as listed in the Federal Register by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1553(C);
(3) All poisonous animals, including rear fang snakes;
(4) Badgers (Mellinae);
(5) Bears (Ursidae);
(6) Beavers (Castoridae);
(7) Canis, that is, wolves, foxes, coyotes, jackals and dingoes;
(8) Constrictor snakes;
(9) Crocodilians, that is, alligators, crocodiles, caimans and covials;
(10) Eagles, hawks and owls (Falconiformes);
(11) Felis, that is, lions, tigers, leopards, cheetahs, jaguars, pumas, lynx and ocelots;
(12) Game cocks and other fighting birds;
(13) Hyenas (Hyendidae);
(14) Marsupials, that is, opossums, tasmanian wolves, kangaroos, koalas and wombats;
(15) Muskrats (Ondatra);
(16) Ostriches (Struthio);
(17) Porcupines (Hystriconmorpha);
(18) Primates (non-human), that is, apes, monkeys, baboons, chimpanzees, gibbons, gorillas, orangutans and siamangs;
(19) Procuonida, that is, racoons, coatis, kinkajous, ring-tailed cats and pandas;
(20) Skunks (Nephitinae);
(21) Ungulates, that is, elephants, zebras, tapirs, rhinoceroses, camels, llamas, caribou, antelope, bison, reindeer, deer, giraffe, hippopotamus, wild boar, gazelle and gnu;
(22) Weasels;
(23) Wolverines (Gulo gulo);
(24) Woodchucks (Marmota monas).
(b) A person having horses under his or her control on any premises of his or her owning, occupying or otherwise have charge of or control of any property within the Village corporate limits prior to May 1, 2011 will be permitted to continue to house such animal within the corporate limits of the Village.
(c) The provisions of division (a) hereof shall not apply to any circus, carnival, or commercial exhibition properly registered in accordance with these Codified Ordinances, or a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine licensed by the State when in the course of the performance of his or her professional duties.
(d) No person shall keep three or more dogs at least three months of age in any pen, yard, lot enclosure situated within 100 feet of any inhabited dwelling house other than the house of the owner of such animals.
(e) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 698.02. In addition, a violation of this section shall constitute a nuisance, for which the Village Solicitor may initiate injunction, abatement, or any other appropriate action or proceeding to enjoin, abate or prevent continued violation of this section.
(Ord. 2011-05. Passed 6-7-11.)