(A) No person shall keep, maintain, or have in his or her possession or under his or her control, within the town, any poisonous reptile or any other dangerous or carnivorous wild animal or reptile, any vicious or dangerous domesticated animal, or any other animal or reptile of wild, vicious or dangerous propensities.
(B) No person shall keep, maintain, or have in his or her possession or under his or her control, within the town, any of the following animals of either thoroughbred or hybrid stock or pedigree:
(1) All poisonous animals, including rear-fang snakes;
(2) Apes, such as chimpanzee (Pan), gibbons (Hylobates), gorillas (Gorilla), orangutans (Pongo), and siamangs (Symphalangus);
(3) Baboons (Papio, Mandrillus);
(4) Bears (Ursidae);
(5) Bison (Bison);
(6) Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus);
(7) Crocodilians (Crocodilia);
(8) Constrictor snakes, including, but not limited to, boa, python, and anaconda;
(9) Coyotes (Canis latrans);
(10) Deer (Cervidae), such as white-tailed deer, elk, antelope, and moose;
(11) Elephants (Elephas and Loxodonta);
(12) Gamecocks and other fighting birds;
(13) Hippopotami (Hippopotamidae);
(14) Hyenas (Hyaenidae);
(15) Jaguars (Panthera onca);
(16) Leopards (Panthera pardus);
(17) Lions (Panthera leo);
(18) Lynxes (Lynx);
(19) Monkeys, old world (cercopithecidae), new world;
(20) Ostriches (Struthio);
(21) Piranha fish (Characidae);
(22) Pumas (Felis concolor), such as cougars, mountain lions, and panthers;
(23) Rhinoceroses (Rhinocerotidae);
(24) Sharks (class Chondrichthyes);
(25) Snow leopards (Panthera uncia);
(26) Spiders and insects which are poisonous;
(27) Tigers (Panthera tigris);
(28) Wolves (Canis lupus and hybrids);
(29) Monitor lizard; or
(30) Wild animals.
(C) The provisions of this section shall not apply to institutions of higher learning, zoological parks, circuses, or persons harboring animals specifically for the purpose of rehabilitation and release into their natural habitat pursuant to a valid wildlife permit issued by the state or an agency of the United States if:
(1) Their location conforms to the provisions of the town ordinance;
(2) All animals and animal quarters are kept in a clean and sanitary condition and so maintained as to eliminate offensive odors; and/or
(3) Animals are confined in a manner so as to prevent their escape and protect the public from coming in direct contact with them.
(Ord. 1154, passed 9-12-2006) Penalty, see § 94.99