Chapter 6.10
WILD OR DANGEROUS ANIMALS
Sections:
6.10.010 Wild or dangerous animals prohibited.
6.10.010 Wild or dangerous animals prohibited.
A. Except as provided in this chapter, no person shall keep or maintain any wild or dangerous animal within the city.
B. The keeping or maintenance of any wild or dangerous animal is declared to be a public nuisance and may be abated in conformity with the provisions of this title and the provisions of Chapter 8.04 pertaining to nuisances. (Ord. 1901 §2(part), 2007).
6.10.030 Exemptions.
A. The prohibition set forth in Section 6.10.010 shall not apply to the keeping of wild or dangerous animals in the following cases:
1. The keeping of such animals in zoos, bona fide educational or medical institutions, museums or any other place where they are kept as live specimens for the public to view or for the purposes of instruction or study.
2. The keeping of such animals for exhibition to the public of such animals by a circus, carnival or other exhibit or show.
3. The keeping of such animals in a bona fide, licensed veterinary hospital for treatment. (Ord. 1901 §2(part), 2007).