The purpose of this article is for the City of Lancaster to
regulate by permit and penalty the possession, display, sale, purchase,
and exhibition of certain harmful wild animals and exotic or wild
animals in the City.
The City of Lancaster has the specific authority under § 169.43,
Wis. Stats., to adopt this article.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
BOVINE ANIMAL
Domestic cattle and American bison of any age or sex.
CATTLE
Any of the various animals of the domesticated genus Bos.
CERVID
A member of the family of animals that includes deer, elk,
moose, caribou, reindeer, and the subfamily musk deer. "Cervid" includes
all farm-raised deer.
CIRCUS
A scheduled event staged by a traveling company with mobile
facilities in which entertainment consisting of a variety of performances
by acrobats, clowns, or trained animals is the primary attraction
or principal business.
DOMESTIC ANIMAL
Any of the following:
A.
Domesticated cats of the subspecies Felis silvestris catus.
B.
Domesticated dogs of the subspecies Canis lupus familiaris.
C.
Rodents kept in cages, aquariums, or similar containers, including
gerbils, hamsters, guinea pigs, and white mice.
D.
Fish kept in aquariums or self-contained bodies of water and
farm-raised fish, except fish that have been released to waters of
the state.
E.
Farm-raised deer that are kept by a person registered under
§ 95.55, Wis. Stats.
H.
Farm-raised game birds, except farm-raised game birds that have
been released to the wild.
J.
Foxes, fitch, nutria, marten, fisher, mink, chinchilla, rabbit,
or caracul that are born, bred, and raised in captivity and are not
endangered or threatened species.
L.
Any other animal listed as a domestic animal by rule by the
State of Wisconsin, Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
Protection.
EXOTIC OR WILD ANIMAL
Any animal that is not a domestic animal and specifically
includes all of the following:
A.
Nonhuman primates and prosimians, including chimpanzees and
monkeys.
B.
Felids, except domesticated cats of the subspecies Felis silvestris
catus, including lions, tigers, and other felids generally referred
to as big cats.
C.
Canids, except domesticated dogs of the subspecies Canis lupus
familiaris, including foxes not born, bred, and raised in captivity,
and all wolves, coyotes, and wolf hybrids.
D.
Ursids, including all bears.
F.
Crocodilians, including alligators and crocodiles.
G.
Marsupials, including kangaroos, wallabies, and opossums.
K.
Mustelids, except domestic ferrets, including skunks, otters,
and badgers.
L.
Procyonids, including raccoons and coatis.
M.
Dasypodidae, including anteaters, sloth, and armadillos.
N.
Viverrids, including mongooses, civets, and genets.
O.
Reptilia over three feet in length, including boa constrictors,
pythons, and any other snakes.
Q.
Cervids, except farm-raised deer that are kept by a person registered
under § 95.55, Wis. Stats.
R.
Camelids, except South American camelids.
FARM-RAISED DEER
A captive cervid, but includes a noncaptive cervid that has
an ear tag or other mark identifying it as being raised on a farm.
"Farm-raised deer" does not include a cervid kept by an institution
accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
FARM-RAISED GAME BIRD
A captive bird of a wild nature that is not native. "Farm-raised
game bird" does not include poultry or ratites, or birds kept pursuant
to a license issued under § 169.15, 169.19, 169.20, or 169.21,
Wis. Stats.
HARMFUL WILD ANIMAL
Members of the family ursidae, commonly knows as bears, the
species Felis concolor, commonly known as cougars, and any other animal
designated as a harmful wild animal under Wisconsin Statutes, or by
rule of the State of Wisconsin, Department of Natural Resources.
LIVESTOCK
Bovine animals, equine animals, goats, poultry, sheep, swine
other than wild hogs, farm-raised deer, farm-raised game birds, South
American camelids, and ratites.
PERSON
An individual, partnership, firm, joint-stock company, corporation,
association, trust, estate, or other legal entity.
PET BIRD
A psittacine or softbill that is not native, is not identified
on the federal list of endangered and threatened species, and is not
a migratory bird.
POLICE CHIEF
The Police Chief of the City of Lancaster, Wisconsin.
POSSESS
To own, control, restrain, transport, or keep.
POULTRY
Domesticated fowl, including chickens, turkeys, and waterfowl,
that are bred for the primary purpose of exhibition or producing eggs
or meat. "Poultry" does not include ratites.
PUBLIC ZOO OR AQUARIUM
A zoo or aquarium that is an accredited member of the Association
of Zoos and Aquariums.
RATITE
A member of the group of flightless birds that includes the
ostrich, emu, cassowary, kiwi, and rhea.
SELF-CONTAINED BODY OF WATER
A body of water that has no inlet from or outlet to a natural
body of water, except that it may have pipes or similar conduits to
put in or withdraw water that are equipped with barriers that prevent
the passage of fish between the body of water and the other waters
of the State of Wisconsin.
VETERINARIAN
A person who is licensed in the State of Wisconsin to practice
veterinary medicine under Ch. 453, Wis. Stats., and who is certified
under rules promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and
Consumer Protection.
No person may permit an exotic or wild animal or a harmful wild
animal to run at large or to be released from captivity within the
City. Any exotic or wild animal or harmful wild animal running at
large shall be subject to seizure, detention, and disposal.
Any person, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that fails to comply with the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be subject to a penalty as provided in §
1-4 of this Code. Each day a violation exists or continues constitutes a separate offense under this article. In addition, the Police Chief may seek injunctive relief from a court of record to enjoin further violations.