(A) No person shall engage in trapping of animals within the city without obtaining a special single use license from the City Manager for control of nuisance animals.
(B) No traps shall be sold to or purchased by any person under 18 years of age.
(C) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
TRAP. Any mechanical device or snare which seeks to hold, capture or kill an animal.
TRAPPING. The setting, laying, using or having in possession, except at their own home or in their own motor vehicle, a trap, unless authorized by this section.
(D) This section shall not apply to traps specifically designed to kill rats, mice, gophers or moles, nor does it apply to cage-type live traps employed for the control of nuisance animals as long as such traps are tended to each 12 hours.
(`89 Code, § 173.230) (Am. Ord. 788, passed 12-17-2019) Penalty, see § 10.99