(a) The following definitions shall apply for this section.
(1) “Wild animals” mean any warm blooded nondomestic animal which is indigenous to the State and capable of transmitting rabies.
(2) “Pocket pets” mean small pets such as hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, domestic rabbits, white rats, mice, etc.
(3) “Exotic animals” mean other wild animals not indigenous to Ohio.
(b) No person shall harbor wild or exotic animals in the City. This section shall not apply to the following exemptions and special provisions:
(1) The term pocket pets; and
(2) Wild or exotic animals held for exhibit or use by research institutions and other governmental agencies having legal authority to possess wild animals, publicly supported zoos, circuses or extensions thereof.
(c) Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(Ord. 37-81. Passed 8-10-81.)
(Ord. 37-81. Passed 8-10-81.)