505.16 KEEPING DANGEROUS ANIMALS.
   (a)   As used in this section the term dangerous animals means: lions, tigers, leopards, panthers, cougars, bobcats, bears, wolves, foxes, polecats, bearcats, orangutans, apes, gorillas, poisonous snakes, crocodiles or alligators.
   (b)   No person shall knowingly keep or harbor within this City a dangerous animal.
   (c)   The prohibition of subsection (b) hereof shall not apply to:
      (1)   A circus, carnival exhibition or other form of otherwise lawful public or private entertainment which shall last seven days or less or,
      (2)   As part of any educational program operated by a governmental agency.
   (d)   Whoever violates the provisions of subsection (b) hereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(Ord. 98-13. Passed 4-2-98.)