(a) The keeping or holding of wildlife that have been identified by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resource as inherently dangerous to human health and safety within any area of the urban county is hereby prohibited and declared to be unlawful. This section shall not apply to any zoological garden accredited by the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums, appropriately licensed theatrical exhibits, carnivals or circuses, any authorized wildlife rehabilitator or licensed veterinary hospital for purposes of treating injured animals, or any federally-licensed research institution.
(b) Any wildlife kept in violation of the provisions of this section shall be seized and impounded by the division of police and shall be confined in a suitable place.
(c) A violation of the provisions of this section shall subject the offender to a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) in addition to the reasonable costs incurred in seizing, impounding and confining the wildlife. Each day such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
(Ord. No. 147-94, § 1, 7-14-94; Ord. No. 178-98, § 1, 6-25-98; Ord. No. 187-2000, § 1, 6-29-00; Ord. No. 90-2005, § 2, 4-21-05)