(A) Defined. Prohibited animals shall include all exotic, livestock, unusual and wild animals as more thoroughly described below:
(1) EXOTIC ANIMAL shall mean any animal that is native to a foreign country or of foreign
origin or character, is not native to the United States or was introduced from abroad except domestic pets. This term specifically includes animals such as, but not limited to, elephants, camels, antelope, anteaters, kangaroo and water buffalo.
(2) LIVESTOCK shall mean swine, cattle, horses, mules, sheep, chickens, roosters, fowl, goats, llamas, or any other animal which is normally and historically kept and raised on farms in the United States and used or intended for use as food, fiber, or farm work except household pets. Provided, however, that livestock shall be permissible in areas where livestock animal units are permissible under the City of Wahoo's zoning regulations.
(3) UNUSUAL ANIMAL shall mean any exotic, wild, poisonous, or potentially dangerous
animal not normally considered domesticated and shall include animals prohibited by the City of Wahoo, State of Nebraska, or federal requirements, and also:
(a) Class mammalia; order carnivora, family felidae (such as lions, tigers, jaguars, leopards, and cougars) and hybrids of the same except commonly accepted domesticated cats; family canidae (such as wolves, coyotes, and fox) and hybrids of the same except domesticated dogs; family mustelidae (such as weasels, martins, fishers, skunks, wolverines, mink, and badgers) except ferrets; family procyonidae (such as raccoon); family ursidae (such as bears); and order chiroptera (such as bats).
(b) Class reptilia;
1. All poisonous or venomous snakes, lizards, amphibians and other reptiles and shall include but not be limited to: cobras and their allies (elapidae, hydrophidae); vipers and their allies (crotalidae, viperidae); boonslang and kirtland's tree snake (clonophis); and gila monster (helodermatidae);
2. Order loricata (such as alligators, caymans, and crocodiles);
3. Green anaconda (eunectes murinus), Indian python (molurus molurus), reticulated python (python reticulatus), and African rock python (python sebae).
(4) WILD ANIMAL shall mean any animal within the boundaries of the United States which
is now or historically has been found in the wild, or is in the wild state wherein it is living in its original, natural condition and is not domesticated.
(B) Own, keep or harbor prohibited animal. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to own, keep, or harbor any prohibited animal within the corporate limits of the City of Wahoo. This section shall not apply to:
(1) A public zoo, circus, or carnival that maintains all legally required permits under applicable state or federal law, including applicable rules and regulations of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and federal wildlife agencies; or
(2) An animal shelter.
(C) Sell, give away, transfer or import prohibited animal. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, give away, transfer, or import into the city any prohibited animal except for a public zoo doing business with another zoo.
(D) Impoundment. In the event that the city determines a prohibited animal is being owned, kept, or harbored by any person in violation of this title, the city may impound the animal, or order the owner to remove such animal from the city limits or to destroy it. If the city orders the owners to remove the prohibited animal, the city shall deliver a copy of the order in person or by certified mail. If the owner fails to remove such prohibited animal after the expiration of eleven days from receipt of notice, the city is hereby authorized to confiscate such animal and dispose of it in accordance with this title.
(E) Owner’s cost. Any person or persons violating this section shall bear full cost and expenses incurred by the city in the recovery, care, medical treatment, boarding costs, impoundment cost, and disposal of said animals, including removal from a motor vehicle or trailer.
(Ord. 2305, passed 4-11-2019) Penalty, see § 96.99