Note: Sections 5-1.401 through 5-1.404, as added by Ordinance No. 1929 c.s., effective November 25, 1970, amended in their entirety by Ordinance No. 2758 c.s., effective February 8, 1996.
"Domestic animal"
shall include dogs, cats, hamsters gerbils, rabbits, turtles, parakeets and other birds, fish (other than sharks, piranha and barracuda), guinea pigs, non-poisonous snakes not members of the constrictor family and other animals which are customarily kept as domestic pets.
"Exotic animal"
shall include any animal normally found in the wild which is not customarily kept as a domestic pet including, but not limited to, alligators, poisonous reptiles, snakes belonging to the constrictor family, wolves and wolf hybrids, birds of prey including, but not limited to, falcons, eagles, hawks and owls, felines customarily found in the wild such as tigers, leopards, lions, jaguars, pumas and ocelots.
"Nondomestic animal"
means any animal which is customarily kept for agricultural purposes including, but not limited to, chickens (including birds bred for fighting or other sort), ducks, pigs (including Vietnamese Pot Bellied pigs), goats, horses, cows, minks and ermines or other animals bred for fur, sheep, turkeys, geese.
(§ 2, Ord. 2758 c.s., eff. February 8, 1996)
It is unlawful to maintain any exotic or nondomestic animal within the City without obtaining a permit under this chapter. Violation of this chapter shall be a misdemeanor.
(§ 2, Ord. 2758 c.s., eff. February 8, 1996)
(a) 
When required. A separate permit under this chapter shall be required for each exotic or nondomestic animal maintained in the City.
(b) 
Procedure. The Permit Administrator may grant the permit without hearing upon such terms and conditions as he or she shall deem necessary to protect the health, safety and quiet enjoyment of the community. The Permit Administrator may require completion of any application form he or she deems appropriate. The Permit Administrator shall have the power to deny a permit, without hearing, whenever he or she determines that maintenance of the animal would negatively impact the health, safety or quiet enjoyment of the community and that no conditions imposed on the permit could adequately mitigate this impact. The decision of the Permit Administrator granting or denying the permit shall be made in writing with appropriate findings supporting the decision. A copy of his or her written decision shall be mailed to the applicant.
(§ 2, Ord. 2758 c.s., eff. February 8, 1996)
The Permit Administrator shall be a person or persons designated by the City Manager and shall be responsible for enforcement and administration of this chapter.
(§ 2, Ord. 2758 c.s., eff. February 8, 1996)
Any grant, denial, or conditioning of a permit by the Permit Administrator under this chapter may be appealed to the City Chief Building Official. Said appeal must be made in writing at the office of the City Clerk within five days of the date of mailing of written notice of the Permit Administrator's decision. Failure to file any appeal fee which may be set by the City Council will result in the appeal being considered not filed. The Chief Building Official shall consider the appeal at a hearing duly noticed as provided for in Section 10-2.2508, subsections (k)(2) and (k)(3) of this Code. The appeal fee shall be refunded to any appellant whose appeal is sustained by the Chief Building Official. The decision of the Chief Building Official shall be final.
(§ 2, Ord. 2758 c.s., eff. February 8, 1996, as amended by § 1(43), Ord. 2843 c.s., eff. November 4, 1999, and § 1, Ord. 3102 c.s., eff. February 8, 2013)
The City Council may, by resolution, establish fees for the permits provided hereunder and for any appeal pursuant to Section 5-1.405 and may from time to time adjust said fees by resolution.
(§ 2, Ord. 2758 c.s., eff. February 8, 1996, as amended by § 1(44), Ord. 2844 c.s., eff. November 4, 1999)
Whenever the maintenance of an animal hereunder presents an immediate threat to the health and safety of the community the Permit Administrator shall have the power to suspend, without hearing but with prompt notice to the permit holder, any permit issued hereunder for a period not to exceed 60 days. The Permit Administrator at his or her discretion may require the animal for which the suspended permit was issued to be confined in a place satisfactory to the Permit Administrator during the term of the suspension. Any permit holder whose permit is suspended under this section may appeal the suspension to the City Chief Building Official using the procedure set forth in Section 5-1.405. At the hearing on such an appeal the Chief Building Official shall have full power to revoke, modify or restore the permit. The decision of the Chief Building Official at such a hearing shall be final.
(§ 2, Ord. 2758 c.s., eff. February 8, 1996, as amended by § 1(45), Ord. 2844 c.s., eff. November 4, 1999, and § 1, Ord. 3102 c.s., eff. February 8, 2013)
Maintenance of an exotic or nondomestic animal in violation of this chapter shall constitute a nuisance and may in addition be punishable as a misdemeanor. Any exotic or nondomestic animal maintained in violation of this chapter without a permit or in violation of a condition of a permit may, after notice and a hearing held under the procedures specified in Section 5-1.301, be confiscated by the City when necessary for the safety of the community and/or the safety of the animal itself.
(§ 2, Ord. 2758 c.s., eff. February 8, 1996, as amended by § 1(46), Ord. 2844 c.s., eff. November 4, 1999)