[Adopted 12-5-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-08]
The following words and phrases have the following meanings:
DIRECTOR
The Town Manager or his/her designee, which is the party responsible for enforcement of this article.
DISPLAY
Any exhibition, fair, act, circus, ride, or similar undertaking in which wild and/or exotic animals are required to perform tricks, give rides, or participate as accompaniments for the entertainment, amusement, or benefit of a live audience, whether or not a fee is charged.
MOBILE OR TRAVELING HOUSING FACILITY
A transporting vehicle such as a truck, trailer or railway car, used to transport or house wild and/or exotic animals while traveling for exhibition or other performance of those wild and exotic animals.
TRAVELING ANIMAL ACT
Any display of wild and/or exotic animals where such animals are transported to, from, or between locations for the purpose of such display, in a mobile or traveling housing facility.
WILD AND/OR EXOTIC ANIMAL
Any live animal from any of the following scientific classifications:
A. 
Artiodactyla (including hippopotamuses, giraffes, camels, and llamas, but excepting cattle, swine, sheep, and goats);
B. 
Crocodilia (including alligators and crocodiles);
C. 
Elephantidae (elephants);
D. 
Felidae (including tigers, lions, jaguars, leopards, cheetahs, and cougars, or any hybrid thereof, but excluding domestic cats);
E. 
Marsupialia (including kangaroos);
F. 
Nonhuman primates (including apes, monkeys, and lemurs);
G. 
Perissodactyla (including rhinoceroses, tapirs, and zebras);
H. 
Pinnipedia (including seals, sea lions, and walruses);
I. 
Ursidae (bears); or
J. 
Elasmobranchii (including nurse sharks and lemon sharks).
A. 
It shall be a violation of this article for any person, business, entity, corporation, limited-liability company or other imilar organization to allow for the participation of a wild and/or exotic animal in a traveling animal act in the Town of Bar Harbor.
B. 
The penalty for violation of this article shall be $500 per offense. Each and every wild and/or exotic animal exhibited and each day exhibition occurs shall constitute a separate offense.