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Owner means a person who keeps a wild animal or the parents or guardians of such a person under 18
<br />years of age.
<br />Portable primary enclosure means the portable structure used to confine a wild animal in a secure
<br />manner that prevents the running at large of a wild animal during transportation or temporarily confining
<br />such an animal during handling.
<br />Primary enclosure means an individual, partnership, firm, joint stock company, corporation,
<br />association, unincorporated association of individuals, trust, estate, or other entity.
<br />Restraint means the portable structure used to confine a wild animal in a secure manner that prevents
<br />the running at large of a wild animal during transportation or temporarily confining such an animal during
<br />handling.
<br />Secondary enclosure means a structure such as a fence, wall or building, which entirely encloses the
<br />area in which the primary enclosures, exercise facilities and training facilities are located and all handling
<br />activities occur. Such secondary enclosure serves to contain a wild animal from running at large and to
<br />prevent any unauthorized public access.
<br />Structure means anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires a permanent location on
<br />the ground or attachment to something having a permanent location on the ground, such as a fence, wall,
<br />or building.
<br />The keeping of wild animals means possessing and handling of wild animals on any property and
<br />providing such an animal with the necessities of life such as feeding and sheltering. The keeping of wild
<br />animals may include animals being used or intended to be used for research, training, breeding, boarding,
<br />as a personal pet, or for agricultural purposes. The keeping of a wild animal may also include wild animals
<br />intended to be used for exhibition providing that such animals are not exhibited within the city, such as in
<br />the case of a public showing, circus or zoo.
<br />Wild animal.
<br />(1) The term "wild animal" means a mammal, large or poisonous reptile and birdlarge or dangerous
<br />species that, in their uncaptured wild state, have the physical capacity to be dangerous to the
<br />safety and welfare of any person or property. Examples of such wild animals are (but not limited
<br />to these examples) bears, lions, wolves, coyotes, cougars, bison, tigers, panthers, monkeys, apes,
<br />large alligators and crocodiles (greater than four feet in length), large snakes (greater than six
<br />feet), and poisonous snakes, excluding dogs, cats, other traditional house pets and livestock.
<br />(2) Reducing such mammals, reptiles and birds to captivity, whether trained, raised or bred in
<br />captivity or otherwise considered domesticated in any manner, shall not remove such wild
<br />animals from these requirements and regulations.
<br />(Code 1978, § 5.09.06, subd. 2; Ord. No. 87-08)
<br />Sec. 10-120. - Penalty.
<br />A person who fails to comply with or violates provisions of this Code or the restrictions of a conditional
<br />use permit, wild animal license or variance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Appropriate actions and
<br />proceedings may be taken by law or inequity to prevent a violation of this article of the conditions or
<br />restrictions of a conditional use permit, wild animal license or variance, to prevent unlawful construction,
<br />to recover damages, to restrain, correct or abate a violation, and to prevent illegal use of a lot; these remedies
<br />shall be in addition to the penalties described in this section.
<br />(Code 1978, § 5.09.06, subd. 10; Ord. No. 87-08)
<br />Sec. 10-121. - Purpose and intent.
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