(a) No person shall own, keep, harbor or otherwise have control of any of the following animals at any premises, or on any property, public or private, within the corporation limits of the Village.
(1) Horses, cattle, swine, sheep and goats.
(2) All animals which have been declared to be endangered or protected under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 USC. 1531 et seq., and as listed in the Federal Register by the Secretary of the Interior of the United States pursuant to 16 US. C. 1553(c).
(3) All poisonous animals, including rear fang snakes.
(4) Badgers (mellinae).
(5) Bears (ursidae).
(6) Beavers (castoridae).
(7) Canids, that is, wolves, foxes, coyotes, jackals and dingoes.
(8) Constrictor snakes.
(9) Crocadilians, that is, alligators, crocodiles, caimans and cavials.
(10) Eagles, falcons, hawks and owls (falcon(formes).
(11) Felids, that is, lions, tigers, leopards, cheetahs, jaguars, pumas, lynx and ocelots.
(12) Game cocks and other fighting birds.
(13) Hyenas (hyendidae ).
(14) Marsupials, that is, opossums, tasmanian wolves, kangaroos, koalas and wombats.
(15) Muskrats (ondatra).
(16) Ostriches (struthio).
(17) Porcupines (hystricomorpha).
(18) Primates (non-human), that is, apes, monkeys, baboons, chimpanzees, gibbons, Gorillas, orangutans and siamangs.
(19) Procuonida, that is, raccoons, coatis, kingajous, ring-tailed cats and pandas.
(20) Skunks (nephitinae).
(21) Ungulates, that is, elephants, zebras, tapirs, rhinoceroses, camel, llama, caribou, antelope, bison, reindee,; deer, giraffe, hippopotamus, wild boa,; gazelle and gnu.
(22) Weasels.
(23) Wolverines (gulo gulo).
(24) Woodchucks (marmota monas).
(25) Roosters, poultry and chickens except for up to six (6) hen chickens are permitted provided there is ten (10) square feet per hen chicken of housing space and an additional eight (8) square feet per hen chicken of confined grazing area, that otherwise meets all zoning requirements, including setbacks.
(26) Hares and Rabbits, except for up to three (3) domestic rabbits, provided there is twelve (12) square feet of housing space per domestic rabbit that otherwise meets all zoning requirements, including setbacks.
(27) Bigfoot, sasquatch, and yeti.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) hereof shall not apply to any circus, carnival or commercial exhibition properly registered in accordance with the Ordinances, or a doctor of veterinary medicine licensed by the State when in the course of the performance of his or her professional duties. In addition, the provisions of subsection (a) hereof shall not apply to any real estate that on the effective date of this section, is designated on the Huron County tax duplicate as agricultural and located within the corporate limits of the Village of Wakeman.
(c) Whoever violates this section on the first offense is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Whoever violates this section on the second or subsequent offense is guilty of a fourth degree misdemeanor. In addition, a violation of this section shall constitute a nuisance for which the Village Solicitor may initiate injunction, abatement or any other appropriate action or proceeding to enjoin, abate or prevent continued violation of this section.
(Ord. 2022-O-10. Passed 11-14-22.)