(A) Keeping of wild animals.
(1) No person shall own, possess or have custody of any wild animal for display, training or exhibition purposes, whether gratuitously or for a fee.
(2) No person shall keep or permit to be kept any wild animal as a pet.
(3) The provisions of this section shall not apply to licenses to pet shops and circuses, if:
(a) The location conforms to the provisions of the zoning ordinances of the village;
(b) All animals and animal quarters are kept in a clean and sanitary condition, well-ventilated conditions that allow the animal room to exercise, and so maintained as to eliminate objectionable odors; and
(c) No person lives or resides within 150 feet of the quarters in which the animals are kept.
(4) The provisions of division (A) above shall not apply to the agricultural zoning district.
(B) Keeping of farm animals. No person shall keep any goats, pigs, sheep, cattle or other farm animals of any kind anywhere in the village. No person shall raise, maintain, or have upon any property within the village any chickens, ducks, geese, guinea hens, pigeons and other similar fowl. This limitation shall not apply to any person or persons within the village limits who, on the date of the enactment of this subchapter, owns farm animals which is at least 150 feet of any residence other than the residence of the person so keeping or having such animals. This limitation shall not apply to those premises annexed to the village; and, provided that, the farm animals were kept on the premises on the date of such annexation and continuously thereafter; and, provided further that, such premises have remained the same size as when first annexed to the village. However, this shall not be construed to allow such person or persons to replace farm animals upon the death or loss of such animal with a like number of farm animals.
(1) The provisions of this division (B) shall not apply to the agricultural zoning district.
(Am. Ord. 1236, passed 5-24-21; Am. Ord. 1239. passed 6-14-21) Penalty, see § 91.99