[Adopted 11-23-2020 by Ord. No. 10-20]
The Village Board of the Village of Greenville hereby finds
that wild animals are inherently dangerous and do not adjust well
to captive environment. It is the intent of the Village Board to protect
the public against health and safety risks that wild animals pose
and hereby prohibit the possession of wild animals with the limits
of the Village of Greenville.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A scheduled event staged by a traveling company with mobile
facilities in which entertainment consisting of a variety of performance
by acrobats, clowns or trained animals is the primary attraction or
principal business.
Any animal that is not normally domesticated in the United
States or is wild by nature.
An individual, partnership, firm, joint-stock company, corporation,
association, trust, estate or other legal entity.
To own, control, restrain, transport or keep.
A zoo or aquarium that is operated by the state or municipality
or that is an accredited member of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association.
A person who is licensed in this state to practice veterinary
medicine under § 89.02 et seq., Wis. Stats., and who is
certified under rules promulgated by the Department of Agriculture,
Trade and Consumer Protection.
Any of the following animals, whether bred in the wild or
in captivity, and also any of their hybrids with 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.
Nonhuman primates and prosimians (chimpanzees, monkeys);
Felids, except domesticated cats;
Canids (wolves, coyotes, foxes) except domesticated dogs;
Prairie dogs;
Elephants;
Crocodilians (alligators, crocodiles);
Marsupials (kangaroos, opossums) except sugar gliders;
Ungulates (hippopotamus, rhinoceros);
Hyenas;
Mustelids (skunks, otters, badgers) except ferrets;
Procyonids (raccoons, coatis);
Dasypodidae (anteaters, sloth, armadillos);
Viverrids (mongooses, civets, genets);
Reptilia over six feet in length (boa constrictor, pythons);
Venomous reptilia.
It shall be unlawful for any person to possess, sell or purchase
an exotic or wild animal.
The following persons or entities may possess exotic or wild
animals:
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Any person convicted of a violation of this article shall be subject
to a forfeiture of not more than $500 for each animal listed in this
article for the first offense.
B.Â
Any person convicted of a violation of this article shall be subject
to a forfeiture of not more than $1,000 for each animal listed in
this article for any subsequent offense(s).