§ 5-25. Prohibited animals defined; scope.

(a)

A prohibited animal is an animal other than a common domestic species and regardless of state or duration of captivity that poses a potential physical or disease threat to the public, or that is protected or prohibited by international, federal, or state regulations, and including, but not limited to the following:

(1)

Class reptilia. Family helodermatidea (venomous lizards); family viperidae (rattlesnakes, copperhead snakes, cottonmouth snakes, other pit vipers and true vipers); family colubridae—dispholidus typus (boomslang), hydroynastes gigas (water cobra), boiga (mangrove snake), and thelotornis (African twig snake) only; order phidia, family boidae (racers, boas, water snakes, and pythons); and order crocodilia (crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gavials);

(2)

Class aves. Order falconiforms (such as hawks, eagles, vultures); subdivision ratiae (such as ostriches, rheas, cassowaries, and emus); and order strigiforms (such as owls);

(3)

Class mammalias. Order carnivora, family felidae (such as ocelots, margays, tiger, jaguars, leopards, and cougars), except commonly accepted domesticated cats; family canidae (such as wolves, dingos, coyotes, jackals, and hybrids), except domesticated dogs; family mustelidae (such as weasels, skunks, black-footed ferrets, martins, mink, and badgers) except domesticated ferrets; family procyonidae (raccoon); family ursidae (such as bears); order marsupialia (such as kangaroos and common opossums); order edentata (such as sloths, anteaters, and armadillos); order proboscidea (elephants); order primata (such as monkeys, chimpanzees, and gorillas); order rodentia (such as porcupines and beavers); and order ungulata (such as antelope, deer, bison and camels).

(4)

Animals not listed. A representative of the animal control division may declare any species of animal not listed in this subsection as "prohibited" if the confinement of the animal within the city can be shown to constitute a threat to public health and safety.

(b)

The selling of prohibited animals shall be unlawful.

(Ord. No. 10-1843, § 1, 1-5-2010)