(A) It shall be illegal for any person to own, possess, harbor, keep or make provisions for keeping a wild animal within the corporate limits, regardless of whether the wild animal is caged, penned, sheltered or housed and regardless of whether or not the resident of the city has received a permit for possession of wild animals from the Board of Natural Resources of the State of Indiana or any other regulatory authority.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep or harbor upon or within any property located within the corporate limits of the City of Lawrence any wild animal, poisonous or potentially dangerous snake, reptile or insect or any other type of animal or marine life which has the capability of causing harm to human beings, and these creatures are hereby declared to be a dangerous nuisance.
(C) This section shall not be construed so as to apply to a zoological garden, theatrical exhibit or circus, except that no theatrical exhibit or act shall be held in which animals are encouraged to perform through the use of chemical, electrical or mechanical devices.