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(24)Puma (Fells concolor), also known as cougazs, mountain lions and pan- <br />thers; <br />(25)lthinoceroses (Rhinocerotidae); <br />(26) Sharks (class Chondrichthyes); <br />(27) Snow leopards (Panthera uncia); <br />(28) Swine (Suidae), including Pot-bellied pigs; <br />(29) Tigers (Panffiera tigris); <br />(30) Wolves (Canis lupus), including wolf hybrids; <br />(31)All game birds, including but not limited to water fowl, chickens, <br />roosters, ducks, geese, turkeys and common pigeon (other than a hom- <br />ing pigeon). <br />(c) Licensed pet shops, menageries, zoological gardens, and circuses shall be <br />exempt from the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) hereof if all of the <br />following conditions are applicable: <br />(1) The location conforms to the provisions of the City Zoning Code; <br />(2) All animals and animal quarters are kept in a clean and sanitary condi- <br />tion and so maintained as to eliminate objectionable odors; <br />(3) Animals are maintained in quarters so constructed as to prevent their <br />escape; and <br />(4) No person resides within fifty feet of the quarters in which the animals <br />aze kept. <br />(d) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the Duector of Public Safety may <br />grant a specific exemption, on a temporary or permanent basis, from any of <br />the provisions of this section to any person with a legitimate scientific, edu- <br />cational, commercial or other purpose for maintaining the prohibited ani- <br />mals, in accordance with the following provisions: <br />(1) Written application For exemption shall be filed by any person desiring <br />to obtain an exemption with the Duector of Public Safety. The applica- <br />tion shall state the applicant's name, address, type and number of ani- <br />mals desired to be kept, general purpose for which the animals will be <br />kept, and a geneml description of provisions which wilt be made for <br />safe, sanitary and secure maintenance ofthe animals. <br />(2) The Duector of Public Safety may grant, deny or restrict the terms of <br />an application for exemption; provided, however, that he shall take <br />some official action on an application within 120 days of its filing. <br />(3) In considering the merits of an application for exemption, the Duector <br />of Public Safety may cause one or more inspections of the applicant's <br />premises to be made by appropriate employees or representatives of the <br />City, and may also refer the application to persons Fvho aze technically <br />