It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to keep any hogs or pigs in the city limits.
(2000 Code, sec. 2.501)
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any individual, partnership, corporation, trust, estate, joint stock company, foundation, or association of individuals to own, harbor, or have custody and control of a dangerous wild animal.
(b) 
The term wild animal includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) 
A lion;
(2) 
A tiger;
(3) 
An ocelot;
(4) 
A cougar;
(5) 
A leopard;
(6) 
A cheetah;
(7) 
A jaguar;
(8) 
A bobcat;
(9) 
A lynx;
(10) 
A serval;
(11) 
A caracal;
(12) 
A hyena;
(13) 
A bear;
(14) 
A coyote;
(15) 
A jackal;
(16) 
A baboon;
(17) 
A chimpanzee;
(18) 
An orangutan;
(19) 
A gorilla; or
(20) 
Any hybrid of an animal listed in this subsection.
(c) 
A person may not own, harbor, or have custody or control of a dangerous wild animal for any purpose unless the person holds a certificate of registration for that animal issued by the city.
(d) 
A certificate of registration issued under this section is not transferable and is valid for one year after its date of issuance or renewal unless revoked.
(e) 
The city may establish and charge reasonable fees for application, issuance, and renewal of a certificate of registration in order to recover the costs associated with the administration and enforcement of this section.
(f) 
An applicant for an original or renewal certificate of registration for a dangerous wild animal must file an application with the city on a form provided by the city.
(g) 
An owner of a dangerous wild animal shall maintain all insurance requirements, inspection and notification provisions, confinement and enclosure requirements, care, treatment, and caging requirements and standards as required by state law.
(h) 
A person who violates any portion of these provisions is subject to civil penalties in accordance with state law.
(Ordinance 111301, secs. 2–9, adopted 11/13/01)