505.18 PROHIBITED ANIMALS SPECIFIED AND DANGEROUS ANIMALS DEFINED.

   (a)    Dangerous Animal.  ADangerous animal" means any living wild mammal, reptile, fowl or other vertebrate species which is not naturally tame or gentle, but is of a wild nature or disposition, and which because of its characteristics may constitute a danger to human life or property if it escaped from secured quarters. Dangerous animal also includes any living domestic, reptile, fowl or other vertebrate species which because of its size or vicious propensity or other characteristics would constitute a danger to human life or property if it escaped from secured quarters.

   (b)    Prohibited Animals. Except as provided in this section, no person shall keep,

maintain or have in his possession or under his control within the Municipality any of the following animals:

      (1)   Any animal which has been declared to be protected or endangered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Ohio Revised Code, the Ohio Administrative Code, or the City Codes and ordinances;

      (2)    All poisonous animals, including rear fang snakes;

      (3)    Badgers (mustelidae);

      (4)    Bears (ursidae);

      (5)    Beavers (castoridae);

      (6)    Canidae, that is: wolves, foxes, coyotes, jackals, dingo;

      (7)    Civet (viverridae);

      (8)   Constrictor snakes;

      (9)    Crocodylia, that is: alligators, crocodiles, caimans, cavials;

      (10)   Eagles, hawks, owls (falconiformes);

      (11)    Edentata, that is: anteaters, tamanduas, sloths, armadillos;

      (12)   Emus (casuariiformes);

      (12.5)   Farm type animals to include but not limited to bovine, ovine, caprine, equine and roosters;

      (13)    Felids, that is: lions, tigers, leopards, cheetahs, jaguars, pumas, lynx, ocelots;

      (14)    Game cocks and other fighting birds;

      (15)   Hyaenidae(hyenas);

      (16)   Marsupials, that is: opossums, tasmanian wolf, kangaroos, koalas, wombats;

      (17)   Muskrats (ondatra);

      (18)   Ostriches (struthio);

      (19)   Porcupine (hystricomorpha);

      (20)    Primates (nonhuman), that is: apes, monkeys, baboons, chimpanzees, gibbons, gorillas, orangutans, siamangs;

      (21)    Procyonids, that is: raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, ring tailed cats, pandas;

      (22)    Rats (mus);

      (23)    Rheas (rheiformes);

      (24)    Skunks (mephitis);

      (25)   Squirrels (sciuriclae);

      (26)    Sharks (chondrichthyes);

      (27)    Swine (suidae);

      (28)    Ungulates, that is: elephants, zebra, tapirs, rhinoceroses, camel, llama, caribou, antelope, bison, reindeer, deer, giraffe, hippopotamus, wild boar, gazelle, gnu;

      (29)    Water buffalo (bubalus);

      (30)    Wart hogs (phacocherus aethiopicus);

      (31)    Weasels;

      (32)    Wolverines (gulo gulo); or

      (33)    Woodchucks (marmota monas).

         (Ord. 030-2014. Passed 6-17-14.)