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(19) Lions ( Panthera leo);
<br />(20) Lynxes (Lynx);
<br />(21) Monkeys, old world ( Cercopithecidae);
<br />(22) Ostriches (Struthio);
<br />(23) Piranha fish ( Characidae);
<br />(24) Puma (Felis concolor), also known as cougars, mountain lions and panthers;
<br />(25) Rhinoceroses (Rhinocerotidae);
<br />(26) Sharks (class Chondrichthyes);
<br />(27) Snow leopards ( Panthera uncia);
<br />(28) Swine (Suidae), including Pot-bellied pigs;
<br />(29) Tigers (Panthera tigris);
<br />(30) Wolves (Canis lupus), including wolf hybrids;
<br />(31) All game birds, including but not limited to, water fowl, chickens, roosters, ducks, geese,
<br />turkeys and common pigeon (other than a homing pigeon).
<br />(c) Licensed pet shops, menageries, zoological gardens, and circuses shall be exempt from the
<br />provisions of subsections (a) and (b) hereof if all of the 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 condition and so
<br />maintained as to eliminate objectionable odors;
<br />(3) Animals are maintained in quarters so constructed as to prevent their escape; and
<br />(4) No person resides within fifty feet of the quarters in which the animals are kept.
<br />(d) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the Director of Public Safety may grant a specific
<br />exemption, on a temporary basis, from any of the provisions of this section to any person with a
<br />legitimate scientific, educational or commercial purpose for maintaining the prohibited animals, in
<br />accordance with the following provisions:
<br />(1) Written application for exemption shall be filed by any person desiring to obtain an
<br />exemption with the Director of Public Safety. The application shall state the applicant's name,
<br />address, type and number of animals desired to be kept, general purpose for which the animals will
<br />be kept, and a general description of provisions which will be made for safe, sanitary and secure
<br />maintenance of the animals.
<br />(2) The Director of Public Safety may grant, deny or restrict the terms of an application for
<br />exemption; provided, however, that he shall take some official action on an application within 120
<br />days of its filing.
<br />(3) In considering the merits of an application for exemption, the Director of Public Safety
<br />may cause one or more inspections of the applicant's premises to be made by appropriate
<br />employees or representatives of the City, and may also refer the application to persons who are
<br />technically knowledgeable with respect to the animals involved for an advisory opinion.
<br />(4) In evaluating an application for exemption, the Director of Public Safety shall give
<br />consideration to the following criteria:
<br />A. The experience and knowledge of the applicant relative to the animals involved;
<br />B. Whether the applicant has obtained a federal or state permit relative to the animals
<br />involved;
<br />C. The relative danger, safety, and health risks to the general public, to persons residing or
<br />passing near the applicant' s premises, and to the applicant in connection with the animals
<br />involved;
<br />D. The provisions which have been or will be made for the safe, sanitary and secure
<br />maintenance of the animals for the protection of the general public, persons residing or passing
<br />near the applicant's premises, and the applicant;
<br />E. The provisions which have been or will be made to protect the safety and health of the
<br />animals involved;
<br />F. Any other logically relevant information
<br />(5) An application for exemption under this subsection (d) shall be denied unless the Director
<br />of Public Safety determines that, in view of all the relevant criteria and any restrictions which he
<br />may provide, reasonably appropriate measures commensurate with the degree of risk associated
<br />with the animals involved have been or will be taken to assure at least a minimum acceptable level
<br />of protection from danger to the health and safety of the general public, persons residing or
<br />passing near the applicant's premises, and the applicant.
<br />(6) An exemption granted pursuant to this subsection (d) may be withdrawn by action of the
<br />Director of Public Safety in the event that the Director of Public Safety determines that there has
<br />been a change in the conditions or assumptions under which it was originally granted or in the
<br />event that the applicant fails to comply with restrictions originally placed on the exemption.
<br />(7) The Detector of Public Safety shall notify Council at least 30 days prior to any exemption
<br />taking effect.
<br />(e) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, female chickens ( "hens," for the purpose of this
<br />subsection (e)), may be kept in the City only in accordance with the following regulations:
<br />(1) Zoning Districts. Hens may be kept only in an R1 Residential Single - Family or R2
<br />Residential Single- and Two - Family District.
<br />(2) Application, Permit and Renewal. Before the keeping of hens may occur, an annual
<br />permit shall have first been obtained from the Director of Public Safety. The permit application
<br />must be accompanied by a $25.00 fee paid to the City. New permit applications shall include the
<br />following information: the name, phone number, home address and email address of the applicant;
<br />the size and location of the subject property; a proposal containing the number of hens the
<br />applicant seeks to keep on the property; a description of any coop or outdoor enclosure providing
<br />precise dimensions and the precise location of these enclosures in relation to property lines and
<br />adjacent properties, with specifications and drawings if available; a certificate or letter showing
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