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<br />Ordinance No. 2007-52 <br /> <br />(11) Primates (non-human), apes, monkeys, baboons, chimpanzees, <br />gibbons, gorillas, orangutans, siamangs. <br />(12) Tigers (Panthera tigris). <br />(13) Wild cats, ocelot, margay, servral, leopard cat. <br />(14) Wolves. <br />(15) Raccoons, opossums, bats, and skunks. <br />(b) Prohibition against Keeping and/or Maintaining Wild Animals. It shall <br />be unlawful for any person or persons to keep or maintain a wild animal, either inside <br />or outside a structure, within the City, with the following exceptions: <br />(1) Temporary events such as a circus, sporting event or zoo <br />exhibition where the animals or mascots are handled by trained <br />professional caretakers. <br />(2) Retail pet stores, with all proper licenses, located in a <br />commercial zoning district. <br />(3) Any fish or similar aquatic vertebrates bred to remain, and to be <br />kept and maintained, in an indoor tank of water. <br />(4) Any domestic, non-farm animal including, but not limited to dogs <br />or cats. <br />(c) Prohibition a ag inst Feeding Wild Animals. <br />(1) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to intentionally <br />feed any of the following enumerated wild animals within the <br />City so as to create a nuisance condition as described in <br />subparagraph (2) of this paragraph (c): <br />A. Racoons. <br />B. Deer. <br />C. Skunks. <br />D. Wild domestic cats. <br />(2) A nuisance condition shall be deemed to exist for purposes of <br />subparagraph (1) of this paragraph (c) when, as a natural and <br />predictable result of the amount and type of food given a wild <br />animal or animals, and/or the repetitive nature of the feedings, <br />made, the wild animal or animals does any of the following in the <br />City: <br />A. Creates a habitat on occupied residential property; <br />B. Causes substantial damage to tangible personal property <br />or real property; or <br />C. On more than one occasion, leaves feces on residential <br />property. <br />(d) Any person violating any of the prohibitions of this section shall be <br />deemed guilty of a minor misdemeanor for the first offense. For the second and <br />subsequent violations of this section, the violator shall be deemed guilty oi' a <br />misdemeanor of the fourth degree. In addition, the court may order, at the violator's <br />expense, that the wild animal be transferred to an appropriate zoological or similar <br />facility. If this is not practical, as an alternative, the court may order, again at the <br />violator's expense, that the wild animal be humanely destroyed by a qualified <br />veterinarian. <br />BE AMENDED, AND, AS AMENDED, SHALL READ AS FOLLOWS: <br />