618.21 WILD OR DANGEROUS ANIMALS.
(a) For the purpose of this section, "dangerous animal" shall include, unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning, the following:
(1) Any wild mammal, reptile or fowl which is not naturally tame or gentle, but is of a wild nature or disposition, and which, because of its size, vicious nature or other characteristic, would constitute a danger to human life or property if it escaped from secure quarters.
(2) Any domestic mammal, reptile or fowl which, because of its size, vicious propensity or other characteristic, would constitute a danger to human life or property if it escaped from secure quarters.
(b) No person shall keep, maintain or have in his or her possession or under his or her control within the City any poisonous reptile or any other dangerous or carnivorous wild animal or reptile, or any vicious or dangerous domesticated animal, or any other animal or reptile of wild, vicious or dangerous propensities.
(c) No person shall keep, maintain or have in his or her possession or under his or her control within the City any of the following animals:
(1) Any animal which has been declared to be protected or endangered by the U.S. Department of Interior or the Ohio Revised Code.
(2) All poisonous animals, including rear-fang snakes.
(3) Badgers (mellinae) .
(4) Bears (ursidae) .
(5) Beavers (castoridae).
(6) Canids, that is: wolves, foxes, coyotes, jackals, dingo, racoon dogs.
(7) Civet (viverrines).
(8) Civet or racoon dog (nycterevtes procyonoides).
(9) Constrictor snakes.
(10) Crocadilians, that is: alligators, crocodiles, caimans, cavials.
(11) Eagles, hawks, owls (falconiformes).
(12) Edentata, that is: anteaters, tamaduas, sloths, armadillos.
(13) Emus (casuariiformes).
(14) Felids, that is: lions, tigers, leopards, cheetahs, jaguars, pumas, lynx, ocelots.
(15) Gamecocks and other fighting birds.
(16) Hyenidae (hyenas) .
(17) Marsupials, that is: opossums, tasmanian wolf, kangaroos, koalas, wombats.
(18) Muskrats (ondatra).
(19) Ostriches (struthio) .
(20) Porcupine (hystricomorpha).
(21) Primates (nonhuman), that is: apes, monkeys, baboons, chimpanzees, gibbons, gorillas, orangutans, siamangs.
(22) Procuonids, that is: racoons, coatis, kinkajous, ring-tailed cats, pandas.
(23) Rheas (rheiformes) .
(24) Skunks (mephitinae).
(25) Squirrels (sciuridae).
(26) Sharks (chondrichthyes) .
(27) Swine (suidae).
(28) Ungulates, that is: elephants, zebra, tapirs, rhinoceroses, camel, llama, caribou, antelope, bison, reindeer, deer, giraffe, hippopotamus, wild boar, gazelle, gnu.
(29) Water buffalo (bubalus).
(30) Wart hogs (phacocherus aethiopicus).
(31) Weasels.
(32) Wolverines (gulo gulo).
(33) Woodchucks (marmota monas).
(34) Any other dangerous animal.
(d) Whoever violates subsection (b) or (c) hereof is guilty of a minor misdemeanor for a first offense and a misdemeanor of the first degree for any subsequent offense. Punishment shall be as provided in Section 698.02.
(Ord. 1989-37. Passed 9-12-89.)