§ 8-94. Keeping animals other than domestic or farm animals.

(a)

It shall be unlawful and a violation of this section for any person to be an owner of any snake, reptile or lizard within the village that is physically capable of injuring any person, regardless of age, by bite, poison, constriction or other means, or of any other wild animal within the village that is normally dangerous to human life, including, but not limited to, any member of the dog family other than a domestic dog, any member of the cat family other than a domestic cat, any bear or bison, any monkey, gorilla, chimpanzee or similar apelike primate, or any other animal that would require a standard of care and control to protect human life greater than that required for any customarily household pet sold by a commercial pet shop.

(b)

It shall be no defenses to a violation of this section that the owner has attempted to domesticate or in any other way make safe any animal prohibited by subsection (a) of this section.

(c)

The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to any animal under the control of any zoological park, humane society, facility licensed by any federal or state governmental agency for such purpose, veterinarian or educational institution.

(d)

Any animal prohibited in subsection (a) of this section that is discovered to be within the village may be impounded by any police officer or any animal control officer.

(Code 1977, § 5.5.1; Ord. No. 1867, 2-11-2003)