(a) Definition "Wild Animal". Any living wild or potentially dangerous mammal, reptile, fowl, or other animal species which is not naturally tame or gentle, but is of a wild nature or disposition and not customarily domesticated. A wild animal shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) All poisonous snakes and constricting snakes exceeding six feet.
(2) Bears (Ursidae).
(3) Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus).
(4) Coyotes and coyotes-dog hybrids (Canids).
(5) Hyenas (Hyaenides).
(6) Jaguars (Panthera onca).
(7) Leopards (Panthera pardus).
(8) Lions (Panethera leo).
(9) Lynxes (lynx).
(10) Pumas, also known as cougars, mountain lions and panthers (Felis concolor).
(11) Primates (non-human), apes, monkeys, baboons, chimpanzees, gibbons, gorillas, orangutans, siamangs.
(12) Tigers (Panthera tigris).
(13) Wild cats, ocelot, margay, servral, leopard cat.
(14) Wolves.
(15) Raccoons, opossums, bats, and skunks.
(16) Deer.
(17) Ducks, geese or waterfowl.
(b) Prohibition against Keeping and/or Maintaining Wild Animals. No person shall display, maintain or in any other manner keep a wild animal, either inside or outside a structure, within the City, with the following exceptions:
(1) Any fish or similar aquatic vertebrates bred to remain, and to be kept and maintained, in an indoor tank of water.
(2) Any domestic, non-farm animal including, but not limited to dogs or cats.
(3) Birds.
(c) Prohibition against Feeding Wild Animals.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to feed any wild animals within the City, including but not limited to, those identified herein at Sections 505.15(a), (4), (5) and (6). Feeding wild animals by placing food directly on the ground or in an unsealed container at any level shall be deemed a per se violation of this section. "Food" as used in this section is any vegetable or plant material of any kind, with the exception of vegetable or plant material actually rooted in the ground or plant or vegetable seed placed in a sealed container with controlled dispensing to feed wild birds. "Food" as used in this section further includes any butchered animal product, whether such product was prepared for human consumption or not.
(2) It shall be unlawful for an owner or occupier of premises to permit any activities or conditions prohibited in this Chapter to exist on their premises.
(3) No person shall feed deer. Nor shall any person make food available for consumption by deer.
(d) Any person violating any of the prohibitions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree for the first offense. For the second and subsequent violations of this section, the violator shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. This is a strict liability criminal offense. No person shall make food available for consumption under Section 505.15(c)(1). It shall not be an element of the offense to show that any wild animal actually consumed such food. In addition, the court may order, at the violator's expense, that the wild animal be transferred to an appropriate zoological or similar facility. If this is not practical, as an alternative, the court may order, again at the violator's expense, that the wild animal be humanely destroyed by a qualified veterinarian.
(Ord. 2018-4. Passed 1-16-18.)