(A) It shall be unlawful to own, possess, keep, or harbor, bring into the County, have in one's possession, act as a custodian for, or have custody of an inherently dangerous exotic animal within the County; provided, that the Owner of any inherently dangerous exotic animal as defined in this chapter who owned, possessed, kept or harbored or be fed or be given shelter or refuge within the person’s home, store, yard, enclosure, outbuilding, abandoned vehicle or building, place of business, or any other premises on which the person resides or over which the person has control such inherently dangerous exotic animal on or before the effective date of this chapter shall remove said animal(s) from the County within one year following the adoption of this chapter.
(B) It shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any person who violates division (A) of this § 90.133 to release or abandon an inherently dangerous exotic animal, in such manner as to cause or permit the animal to be at large in the County, for the purpose of evading prosecution under said division (A).
(Ord. passed 8-1-2016)