The following displays of animals are exempt from this chapter:
A. A display of wild or exotic animals for educational or
therapeutic purposes under the sponsorship of the Greenburgh Nature Center.
B. A display of wild or exotic animals for educational or
therapeutic purposes under the sponsorship of institutions accredited by the
American Zoological Association or the Association of Sanctuaries.
C. Other than fights and rodeos, a display consisting of
one or more domesticated species, including cats, dogs, horses, cows, sheep
or llamas.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
DISPLAY
Any exhibition, act, circus, public show, trade show, photographic
opportunity, carnival, ride, parade, race, performance or similar undertaking
in which animals perform tricks, fight or participate in performances for
the amusement or entertainment of an audience.
PERSON
An individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, association,
trust, estate or any other legal entity and any officer, member, shareholder,
director, employee, agent or representative of these.
RODEO
A public performance featuring bronco riding, calf roping, steer
wrestling, or bull riding.
WILD OR EXOTIC ANIMAL
Any of the following animals, including the following
hybridized with domestic species:
A.
Nonhuman primates and prosimians.
B.
Felids, other than ordinary domesticated cats.
C.
Canis, including wolfs and wolf hybrids.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or part of
this chapter or the application to any person or circumstance be adjudged
by any court of competent jurisdiction invalid or unconstitutional, that order
or judgment will not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof but
will be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision,
section or part of this chapter, or its application to the person or circumstance
directly involved in the controversy in which that order or judgment is rendered.
This chapter will take effect on July 1, 2002.