(a) No person shall willfully own, keep, feed, or harbor any dangerous or wild animal within city limits which could constitute a health risk to humans or domesticated animals. These "health risk animals" include, but are not limited to, rodents, raccoons, opossum, skunks, coyotes, wolves, bats, groundhogs, or any other animal capable of passing harmful viruses, fungi, or bacteria such as, but not limited to, rabies, tuberculosis, and encephalitis. Squirrels and wild birds shall be an exception to this section.
(b) Squirrels and wild birds may be fed within city limits providing reasonable efforts are made to avoid access to the feed by other animals covered within (a) of this section.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 76-96. Passed 6-10-96; Ord. 72-03. Passed 9-8-03.)