It shall be illegal for any person to own, possess, harbor or offer for sale, any wild animal as defined in § 503.01 within the city limits. Any owner of such an animal at the time of adoption of this chapter shall have 30 days in which to remove the animal from the city after which time the city may impound the animal as provided for in this section. An exception shall be made to this prohibition for animals specifically trained for and actually providing assistance to the handicapped or disabled, and for those animals brought into the city as part of an operating zoo, veterinarian clinic, scientific research laboratory or a licensed show or exhibition.
(Ord. 03-08, passed 5-27-2008; Am. Ord. 19-11, passed 10-10-2011)