[Adopted 3-3-2014]
For the purpose of this article only, the following words and terms shall be deemed to mean and to be construed as follows:
CIRCUS
A class C licensee that is licensed under the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. § 2131 et seq.), and its subsequent amendments, regulations and standards adopted pursuant to the Act, that offers performances by live animals, clowns, and/or acrobats.
PERSON
An individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, association, trust, estate, or any legal entity, and any officer, member, shareholder, director, employee, agent, or representative thereof.
TRAVELING SHOW
Any mobile or stationary act, circus, public show, trade show, photographic opportunity, carnival, city or country fair, agricultural fair, ride, parade, race, performance or similar undertaking incorporating wild or exotic animals wherein the animals are taken from their permanent residence and required to travel for any distance.
WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
A 501(c)(3) organization described in Section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi), Internal Revenue Code 1986, and its subsequent amendments, where:
(1) 
No commercial trade in animals occurs, including, but not limited to, sale of animals, animal parts, by-products, offspring, photographic opportunities or public events for financial profit, or any other entertainment purposes;
(2) 
No propagation of animals occurs in the facility; and
(3) 
No unescorted public visitation is allowed; no direct contact between the public and wild animals is allowed; animals are not taken from the sanctuary or enclosures for exhibition.
WILD OR EXOTIC ANIMAL
All species of any or all of the following orders and families, whether born in the wild or in captivity, as well as any or all of their hybrids and domestic species. The animals listed in parentheses are intended to act as examples and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list or limit the generality of each group of animals, unless otherwise specified:
(1) 
Nonhuman primates and prosimians (chimpanzees, baboons, and monkeys).
(2) 
Felidae (lions, tigers, cougars, leopards, ocelots and servals), except domestic cats.
(3) 
Canidae (wolves and coyotes), except domestic dogs.
(4) 
Ursidae (bears).
(5) 
Marssupialia (kangaroos).
(6) 
Proboscidae (elephants).
(7) 
Crocodilia (crocodiles and alligators).
(8) 
Artiodactyla (hippopotamuses, giraffes and camels), except domestic cattle, swine, sheep or goats.
(9) 
Perissodactyla (zebras, rhinos and tapirs), except domestic horses, donkeys or mules.
(10) 
Struthioniformes (ostriches).
(11) 
Casuariiformes (emus).
It shall be unlawful for any person, company or organization to conduct, sponsor, or operate a traveling show or circus that includes wild or exotic animals on any public or private land within the City of Milford without presentation to the Planning and Zoning Office of a current and valid USDA APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) license thereby certifying compliance with the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), no sooner than 30 days prior to exhibition. Such license must be in the name of the actual applicant requesting all other zoning and health inspection permits from the City. The provisions of this section shall not apply to nonprofit aquaria or zoos, accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), bringing animals into schools, libraries or other education institutions for the purpose of education demonstrations, or to any licensed veterinarian for the purpose of treatment and care of such animal.
The Milford Animal Control shall have the power and authority to enforce the provisions of this article and perform all duties imposed by the provisions of this article.