It is recognized that the health, safety and welfare of the residents
of the Borough of Trafford must be protected to the maximum extent possible
and legally permissible. It is further recognized that the keeping of certain
animals poses a serious danger to the health, safety and welfare of the residents
of the Borough of Trafford, due to both the nature of certain animals and
the demographics and environment of the Borough of Trafford.
It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, association, firm
or corporation to keep, maintain or have in his or its possession or under
his or its control within the Borough of Trafford any poisonous reptile or
any other dangerous or carnivorous wild animal or reptile, any vicious or
dangerous domesticated animal or any other animal or reptile of wild, vicious
or dangerous propensities.
It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, association, firm
or corporation to keep, maintain or have in his or its possession or under
his or its control within the Borough of Trafford any of the following animals:
All poisonous animals, including rear-fang snakes.
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Apes: chimpanzees (Pan), gibbons (hylobates), gorillas (Gorilla), orangutans
(Pongo) and siamangs (Symphalangus)
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Baboons (Papoi, Mandrillus)
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Bears (Ursidae)
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Bison (Bison)
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Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)
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Crocodilians (Crocodilia) 30 inches in length or more
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Constrictor snakes, six feet in length
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Coyotes (Canis latrans)
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Deer (Cervidae): includes all members of the deer family, for example,
white-tailed deer, elk, antelope and moose
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Elephants (Elephas and Loxodonta)
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Game cocks and other fighting birds
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Hippopotami (Hipopotamidae)
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Hyenas (Hyaenidae)
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Jaguars (Panthera onca)
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Leopards (Panthera pardus)
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Lions (Panthera leo)
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Lynxes (Lynx)
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Ostriches (Struthio)
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Pumas (Felis concolor) also known as "cougars," "mountain lions" and
"panthers"
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Rhinoceroses (Rhinocero tidae)
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Snow leopards (Panthera uncia)
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Swine (Suidae)
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Tigers (Panthera tigris)
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Wolves (Canis lupus)
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The provisions of §§
66-10 and 80-11 shall not apply to licensed petshops, menageries, zoological gardens and circuses, if:
A. Their location conforms to the provisions of Chapter
202, Zoning, of the of the Code of the Borough of Trafford.
B. All animals and animal quarters are kept in a clean and
sanitary condition and so maintained as to eliminate objectionable odors.
C. Animals are maintained in quarters so constructed as
to prevent their escape.
[Amended 5-10-2005 by Ord. No. 702]
Any violation of this article shall be a summary offense and shall be
subject to a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000, together
with the costs of prosecution, and in default of the payment of such fine
and/or costs of prosecution, to imprisonment for a term of not more than 30
days.