1. Pursuant to the authority contained in Wis. Stats. § 169.43, no person within the unincorporated areas of Sauk County shall own, keep, maintain, harbor, or have in his or her possession, or under his or her control, any harmful wild animal, animal with vicious or dangerous propensities such as large, wild animals, poisonous or venomous reptiles, insects, snakes, crocodilians, spiders, including any of the following animals and creatures except as otherwise provided herein:
   1. Poisonous or venomous animals and reptiles, including snakes, that is capable of causing serious injury to humans or other animals;
   2. Apes: Chimpanzees (Pan); Gibbons (Hylobates); Gorillas (Gorilla); Orangutans (Pongo); and Siamangs (Symphalangus);
   3. Baboons (Papoi, Mandrillus);
   4. Bears (Ursidae);
   5. Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus);
   6. Crocodilians (Crocodilia);
   7. Constrictor snakes three feet or more in length, except a ball python snake up to four feet in length shall be allowed or a boa constrictor snake up to eight feet in length shall be allowed; snakes not indigenous to Wisconsin, and any other snake exceeding three feet in length;
   8. Coyotes (Canis latrans);
   9. Elephants (Elephas and Loxodonta);
   10. Game cocks and other fighting birds;
   11. Hippopotami (Hippopotamidae);
   12. Hyenas (Hyaenidae);
   13. Jaguars (Panthera onca);
   14. Leopards (Panthera pardus);
   15. Lions (Panthera leo);
   16. Lynxes (Lynx);
   17. Monkeys, old world (Cercopithecidae);
   18. Piranha fish (Characidae) exceeding six inches in length;
   19. Pumas (Felis concolor); also known as cougars, mountain lions, and panthers;
   20. Rhinoceroses (Rhinoceros tidae);
   21. Sharks (class Chondrichthyes) exceeding six inches in length;
   22. Snow leopards (Panthera uncia);
   23. Tigers (Panthera tigris);
   24. Wolves (Canis lupus);
   25. Wolf-dog hybrids;
   26. Poisonous or venomous biting insects;
   27. Poisonous tarantula and poisonous or venomous biting spiders.
2. Animals listed in subsection (1) may be kept if the person keeping such animal or animals obtains a permit from the Sauk County Health Department as provided herein.
   1. Applicants for a permit to possess a restricted animal shall meet the following minimum qualifications. If the applicant is a corporation, partnership or other legal entity, the applicant must designate an individual who represents the organization and meets the following minimum qualifications:
      1. The applicant or designee must be at least 18 years of age.
      2. The applicant or designee must have at least two years of verifiable experience in the care and handling of animals from the same animal family for which the applicant is applying.
      3. The applicant or designee shall not have been convicted of any violation of any state or federal wildlife regulations within three years of the date of application, or any offense involving cruelty to animals.
   2. With regard to any permit granted pursuant to this chapter, the minimum requirements contained in 7 U.S.C. ch. 54; 9 C.F.R. ch. 1, sub. ch. A; Wis. Stats. ch. 169; Wis. Admin. Code ch. NR 16 and any other applicable standards prescribed by the United States Government or the State of Wisconsin shall apply. No permit shall be issued without evidence of compliance with all federal and state laws and regulations.
3. For each permit, permit amendment, or permit renewal, the applicant shall submit to the Sauk County Health Department the following:
   1. The applicant’s name, complete street address, and telephone number. If the applicant is a corporation, partnership, or other legal entity, the individual designated to represent the organization must also provide this information. The applicant, or designee must notify the Sauk County Health Department in writing of any change of address or name 14 days prior to the change.
   2. Location where restricted animals will be housed, and a statement that the keeping of these animals is permitted by applicable zoning ordinances and other local ordinances or regulations.
   3. Facilities for holding permitted restricted animals must be located on the premises on which the permittee resides, or shall have a full-time caretaker to supervise the care and security of the facilities. Facilities for maintaining these animals must comply with the standards provided in Wis. Stats. ch. 169 and any administrative code provisions adopted by the State of Wisconsin.
   4. Current animal inventory, including the common and scientific name, sex, age and source of each animal, any permanent identification on the animal, and identification of animals that have injured or killed a human being. The permittee must notify the Sauk County Health Department within 24 hours of the addition or death of a restricted animal listed on the inventory.
   5. A copy of current permits issued by the United States Government or the State of Wisconsin, and any other local permits if applicable, approving the possession of species listed on the animal inventory.
   6. A signed statement by a veterinarian accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) that the veterinarian is the veterinarian of record and which includes the veterinarian’s printed name, address, phone number, and license number. The veterinarian shall certify that the veterinarian has observed each of the applicant’s animals at least once during the prior year and that they have been appropriately immunized, housed, and cared for.
   7. A plan for the quick and safe recapture of the animal, or if recapture is impossible, for the destruction of any animal held under the permit.
   8. A plan for the emergency evacuation of the facility holding the restricted animals, to be updated within 30 days of any structural changes to the facility.
   9. A letter of recommendation on letterhead stationary by the owner of a facility in good standing where the applicant gained his or her experience. The letter must include the printed name and address of the owner and detailed information regarding the applicant’s knowledge and experience related to the species listed on the permit application.
4. Applicants desiring to breed restricted animals shall include with their application a written plan detailing the reason for breeding, why the progeny are necessary, and the proposed lawful disposition of any offspring. Approval for breeding may be granted only if the breeding will not result in unneeded or uncared for restricted animals. Unintended breeding may be the basis for denial or revocation, or both, of a permit. Persons or facilities accredited by the American Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), the Species Survival Program (SSP), or in possession of a valid USDA permit are exempt from this subsection. Animals housed at a rehabilitation or sanctuary facility shall not be allowed to breed or produce offspring.
5. The permit application and renewal fee shall be established by the Sauk County Board of Health subject to approval by the Sauk County Board.
6. Permits issued by the Sauk County Health Department under the provisions of this section shall be valid for a term of one year from the date of issue unless the permit has been revoked for violations of this chapter.
7. Any false statements made by an applicant on an initial permit application, amendment or renewal will constitute cause to deny an application or revoke any permit issued under this section, and subject applicant to the penalties provided by law. The Sauk County Health Department reserves the right to deny any applicant if granting such a permit would present a substantial threat to public health or safety, or constitute cruelty to any animal.
8. Before any permit is issued or renewed under this section, an inspection shall be conducted of all facilities intended for holding these animals and of all records pertaining to the animals by the Sauk County Health Department for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the regulations of this chapter and to ensure that the possession of the animal does not pose a risk to public health or a substantial threat to public safety. In determining whether to grant or deny any permit under this chapter, the Sauk County Health Department shall consider all relevant factors including the health, safety and welfare of the public, the potential injury, expense or inconvenience to members of the public, the possible cost to local units of government, the possible impact of introducing nonnative species within close proximity to indigenous wild animals or commercial livestock herds, and the health, safety and welfare of the captive animal species. If the Sauk County Health Department finds that the applicant cannot comply with the provisions of this chapter, or any applicable provisions of state or federal law or local ordinance, the Sauk County Health Department shall deny the application.
9. An applicant who legally possessed a restricted animal within the unincorporated area of Sauk County prior to the adoption of this section, and who provides proof of any and all required approvals from federal, state or local agencies to maintain the animals, must also meet all of the conditions required above for a new permit.
10. Any restricted animal owned, possessed, harbored, kept, or maintained in violation of this section may be impounded and destroyed by Sauk County, or its agents, at the expense of the violator.
    1. Any law enforcement, humane or public health officer shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of this section, including, but not limited to, seizing any animal or creature that the officer reasonably believes is being possessed, harbored, owned, kept, or maintained in violation of this section.
    2. Any such animal or creature seized pursuant to this section shall be held in a facility designated by the Sauk County Health Department until the animal or creature is identified as to genus and species to ascertain if the animal or creature is an endangered species identified as such in the Wisconsin Statutes. At any time after such identification, the County may destroy the animal or creature as provided herein.
    3. Any person aggrieved by the decision may appeal the decision pursuant to the provisions contained in Chapter 33 of this Code. The animal shall be impounded, but not destroyed, until the appeal time has expired and until any timely filed appeal has been heard. The County may require the appealing party to post a bond in an amount sufficient to satisfy the cost of holding and identifying the animal. If it is determined that the animal or creature has been owned, possessed, harbored, kept, or maintained in violation of this section, the costs incurred by the County for impounding, holding, and identifying the animal shall be paid by the violator. Anyone found to be in violation of this section shall, in addition to the penalties provided in Sauk County Code Section 25.23, forfeit the prohibited animal to the Sauk County Health Department for destruction or disposition as deemed proper. Prior to such forfeiture, the County may direct a transfer of the animal to a qualified zoological, educational, or scientific institution or qualified private propagator for safe keeping, with the cost thereof being assessed and paid by the violator.
11. This section shall not apply where the creatures are in the care, custody, or control of: a veterinarian for treatment; agricultural fairs; shows or projects of the 4-H Clubs; a display for judging purposes; an itinerant or transient carnival, circus or other show; dog or cat shows or trials; public or private educational or medical institutions; Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Licensed Animal Rehabilitation Facility; licensed pet shops; or property owned by the Circus World Museum; provided that:
    1. The location conforms to the provisions of the zoning ordinance of the County or town in which the property is located;
    2. All animals and animal quarters are kept in a clean and sanitary condition and so maintained as to eliminate objectionable odors;
    3. Animals are maintained in quarters so constructed as to prevent their escape.

1. PROHIBITED ANIMALS. After November 1, 2002, no person shall own, keep, maintain, harbor or have in his or her possession or under his or her control within the City any poisonous or venomous reptile, insect, snake, crocodilian, spider or any other dangerous or carnivorous wild animal or reptile, any vicious or dangerous domesticated animal or any other animal or reptile of wild, vicious, or dangerous propensities, including, but not limited to any of the following animals, reptiles, crocodilians, insects, spiders, or creatures:
   1. All poisonous or venomous animals and reptiles including snakes
   2. Apes: Chimpanzees (Pan); Gibbons (Hylobates); Gorillas (Gorilla); Orangutans (Pongo); and Siamangs (Symphalangus)
   3. Baboons (Papoi, Mandrillus)
   4. Bears (Ursidae)
   5. Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)
   6. Crocodilians (Crocodilia)
   7. Constrictor snakes three feet or more in length – except a ball python snake up to four feet in length shall be allowed, or a boa constrictor snake up to eight feet in length shall be allowed; snakes not indigenous to Wisconsin, and any other snake exceeding three feet in length
   8. Coyotes (Canis latrans)
   9. Deer (Cervidae); includes all members of the deer family, for example, whitetailed deer, elk, antelope, and moose;
   10. Elephants (Elephas and Loxodonta)
   11. Game cocks and other fighting birds
   12. Hippopotami (Hippopotamidae)
   13. Hyenas (Hyaenidae)
   14. Jaguars (Panthera onca) o. Leopards (Panthera pardus)
   15. Lions (Panthera leo)
   16. Lynxes (Lynx)
   17. Monkeys, old world. (Ceropithecidae)
   18. Ostriches (Struthio)
   19. Piranha fish world (Characidae), exceeding 6 inches in length
   20. Pumas (Felis concolor); also known as cougars, mountain lions and panthers
   21. Rhinoceroses (Rhinocero tidae)
   22. Sharks (class Chondrichthyes), exceeding 6 inches in length
   23. Tigers (Panthera tigris)
   24. Wolves (Canis lupus)
   25. Wolf-dog hybrids
   26. Raccoon, skunk, fox, opossum, woodchuck, otter, beaver, deer or any other warm-blooded animal that can normally be found in the wild state.
   27. Poisonous or venomous biting insects
   28. Poisonous tarantula and poisonous or venomous biting spiders
2. VIOLATIONS.
   1. Any animal, reptile, insect, crocodilian, snake, spider, wild animal, or other creature owned, possessed, harbored, kept, or maintained in violation of this ordinance may be impounded and destroyed by the City, or its agents, at the expense of the violator, following notice and an opportunity to be heard by the Public Safety Committee.
   2. Prior to impounding or destroying an animal pursuant to this section, the Chief of Police shall send a notice to the owner of the animal at least 10 calendar days prior to the date the animal will be impounded or destroyed; however, nothing shall prevent the immediate impounding of an animal if the Chief of Police determines impoundment is necessary for the preservation of animal or public health, safety or welfare, or if the animal has been impounded under other provisions of this Code or State law.
   3. If an objection to impounding or destroying the animal is received by the Chief of Police from the owner of the animal prior to the date the impounding ordestroying is to occur, the Chief of Police shall cause the objection to be heard at the next Public Safety Committee. The objection shall be read into the record or the owner may be heard on the objection. The Public Safety Committee shall consider:
      1. Whether the animal is prohibited under this ordinance,
      2. Whether the animal can be safely relocated to a person or facility that can legally and safely keep or harbor the animal.
      3. Any other relevant factors.
   4. After the hearing by the Public Safety Committee, the Committee may take action including, but not limited to, ordering the destruction of the animal or allowing the relocation of the animal outside City limits.
   5. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Public Safety Committee may appeal such decision to the Common Council by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk within five business days of the decision by the Committee. The animal shall be impounded, but not destroyed, until the appeal time has expired and until any timely filed appeal has been heard. The City may require the appealing party to post a bond in an amount sufficient to satisfy the cost of holding the animal during the appeal period.
   6. If it is determined that the animal has been owned, possessed, harbored, kept, or maintained in violation of this section, the costs incurred by the City for impounding and holding the animal shall be paid by the violator.
   7. Anyone found to be in violation of this section shall, in addition to the penalties provided in §25.04 of this Code, forfeit the prohibited animal to the humane officer for destruction or disposition as deemed proper. Prior to such forfeiture, the humane officer or the Sauk County Health Officer may direct a transfer of the animal to a qualified zoological, educational, or scientific institution or qualified private propagator for safe keeping, with the cost thereof being assessed and paid by the violator.
   8. The City elects not to be bound by Ch. 68, Wisconsin Statutes, with respect to administrative procedure under this section.
3. ENFORCEMENT. Any law enforcement officer or humane officer shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of this ordinance, including, but not limited to, seizing any animal that the officer reasonably believes is being possessed, harbored, owned, kept, or maintained in violation of this ordinance. Any such animal seized pursuant to this section shall be held in the Sauk County Animal Shelteror in such other facility deemed appropriate by the impounding officer.
4. EXCEPTIONS. The prohibitions of this ordinance shall not apply where the animal is in the care, custody, or control of: a veterinarian for treatment; an itinerant or transient carnival, circus or other show; public or private educational or medical institutions; a Department of Natural Resources Licensed Animal Rehabilitation Facility; the City of Baraboo Zoo; or the Circus World Museum premises; if:
   1. Their location conforms to the provisions of the zoning ordinance of the City;
   2. All animals and animal quarters are kept in a clean and sanitary condition and so maintained as to eliminate objectionable odors;
   3. Animals are maintained in quarters so constructed as to prevent their escape.

No mention of exotic animals in ‘Chapter 210: Animals’

1. Keeping wild and vicious animals
   1. Except as provided herein, it shall be unlawful for any person to keep or permit to be kept on his premises any wild or vicious animal for display or for exhibition purposes, whether gratuitously or for a fee. This section shall not be construed to apply to zoological parks, circuses, or exhibitions at which the animal is confined within a permanent enclosure.
   2. It shall be unlawful for any person to harbor or keep a vicious animal within the city. Any animal which is found off the premises of its owner may be seized by any police officer or humane officer and upon establishment, to the satisfaction of any court of competent jurisdiction, of the vicious character of said animal, it may be killed by a police officer or humane officer; provided however, that this section shall not apply to animals under the control of a law enforcement or military agency, nor to animals which are kept for the protection of property, provided that such animals are restrained by a leash or chain, cage, fence or other adequate means, from contact with the general public or with persons who enter the premises with the actual or implied permission of the owner or occupant.
2. Definitions
   1. “Wild animal” shall mean any live monkey or ape, raccoon, skunk, fox, snake, or other reptile, leopard, panther, tiger, lion, lynx or any other animal or any bird of prey which can normally be found in the wild state.
   2. “Vicious animal” shall mean any animal which has previously attacked or bitten any person, domesticated animal or which has behaved in such a manner that the person who harbors said animal knows or should reasonably know that the animal is possessed of tendencies to attack or bite persons and/or domesticated animal. Notwithstanding section 25.08(1)(b) above, the Chief of Police has the authority to determine any animal to be vicious in nature.

No mention of exotic animals in Village Ordinances.

No mention of exotic animals in Village Ordinances.

No mention of exotic animals in Village Ordinances.

No more than two each of any other domestic or wild animals more than four months old shall be kept or housed on any premises within the Village limits, except in areas zoned as agricultural district. A special permit shall be issued for the keeping of any such creatures on any lot outside of the area zoned as agricultural district only when such animals were being lawfully kept on such lot prior to the enactment of this article. Such special permit shall be granted for the term of one year, and no renewal shall be granted without an inspection of the premises by the Village Board and finding of fact to the effect that no nuisance will be created thereby.

No mention of exotic animals in Village Ordinances.

No mention of exotic animals in Village Ordinances.

1. PROTECTED ANIMALS.
   1. Possession and Sale of Protected Animals. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to possess with intent to sell or offer for sale, or buy or attempt to buy, within the Village any of the following animals, alive or dead, or any part or product thereof: all wild cats of the family felidae, polar bear (thalarctos maritimus), red wolf (canis niger), vicuna (vicugna vicugna), or alligator, caiman or crocodile of the order of crocodilia, gray or timber wolf (canis lupus), sea otter (enhydra lutris), Pacific ridley turtle (lepidochelys olivacea), Atlantic green turtle (chelonia mydas), Mexican ridley turtle (lepidochelys kempi).
   2. Compliance with Federal Regulations. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to buy, sell or offer for sale a native or foreign species or subspecies of mammal, bird, amphibian, or reptile, or the dead body or parts thereof, which appears on the endangered species list designated by the United States Secretary of the Interior and published in the Code of Federal Regulations pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1969 (Public Law 135, 91st Congress).
   3. Regulating the importation of certain birds. No person, firm, or corporation shall import or cause to be imported into this Village any part of the plumage, skin or dead body of any species of hawk, owl, or eagle. This paragraph shall not be construed to forbid or restrict the importation or use of the plumage, skin, body, or any part thereof legally collected for use by the American Indians for ceremonial purposes or in the preservation of their tribal customs and heritage.
2. EXCEPTIONS: Regarding Protected Animals. The provisions of Subsection (a) above shall not be deemed to prevent the importation, possession, purchase, or sale of any species by any public agency, institute of higher learning, persons holding federal permits, or by a person holding a Scientific Collectors Permit issued by the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources of the state, or to any person or organization licensed to present a circus.
3. WILD ANIMALS; PROHIBITION ON KEEPING. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, maintain or have in his possession or under his control within the Village any poisonous reptile or any other dangerous or carnivorous wild animal or reptile, any vicious or dangerous domesticated animal or any other animal or reptile of wild, vicious or dangerous propensities. Specifically, it shall be unlawful for any person to keep, maintain or have in his possession or under his control within the Village any of the following animals:
   1. All poisonous animals and reptiles including rear-fang snakes.
   2. Apes: Chimpanzees (Pan); gibbons (Hylobates); gorillas (Gorilla); orangutans (Pongo); ans siamangs (Symphalangus).
   3. Baboons (Papoi, Mandrillus).
   4. Bears (Ursidae).
   5. Bison (Bison).
   6. Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus).
   7. Crocodilians (Crocodilia), thirty (30) inches in length or more.
   8. Constrictor snakes, six (6) feet in length or more.
   9. Coyotes (Canis latrans).
   10. Deer (Cervidae); includes all members of the deer family, for example, whitetailed deer, elk, antelope and moose.
   11. Elephants (Elephas and Loxodonta).
   12. Game cocks and other fighting birds.
   13. Hippopotami (Hippopotamidae).
   14. Hyenas (Hyaenidae).
   15. Jaguars (Panthera onca).
   16. Leopards (I’anthera pardus).
   17. Lions (Panthera leo).
   18. Lynxes (Lynx).
   19. Monkeys, old world (Cercopithecidae).
   20. Ostriches (Struthio).
   21. Piranha fish (Characidae).
   22. Pumas (Felis concolor); also known as cougars, mountain lions and panthers.
   23. Rhinoceroses (Rhinocero tidae).
   24. Sharks (class Chondrichthyes).
   25. Snow leopards (Panthera uncia).
   26. Swine (Suidae).
   27. Tigers (Panthera tigris).
   28. Wolves (Canis lupus).
   29. Poisonous insects.
4. EXCEPTION: Regarding Wild Animals. The provisions of Subsection (c) above shall not apply to licensed pet shops, zoological gardens and circuses, if:
   1. Their location conforms to the provisions of the zoning ordinance of the Village.
   2. All animals and animal quarters are kept in a clean and sanitary condition and so maintained as to eliminate objectionable odors.
   3. Animals are maintained in quarters so constructed as to prevent their escape.
   4. No person lives or resides within one hundred (100) feet of the quarters in which the animals are kept.
5. FARM ANIMALS. For purposes hereof, the term “Farm Animals” means any animals normally raised on farms in the United States and used for food or fiber. Farm Animals include, but are not limited to, chickens, ducks, geese, rabbits (more than four rabbits), bees, wasps, hornets, horses, mules, ponies, donkeys, cattle, swine (including miniature pigs), goats or any other similar type of animal. No person shall bring into, keep or maintain within the Village of Prairie du Sac any Farm Animal, except that this prohibition shall not apply to:
   1. Areas of the Village which are zoned for agricultural purposes.
   2. The care, custody or control by a veterinarian for treatment of such animals.
   3. Agricultural fairs, shows or projects of 4-H Clubs, not including the raising of Farm Animals; or display for judging purposes.
   4. Itinerate or transient carnivals, circus’s or other like shows; or dog or cats shows or trials.
   5. Public or private educational institutions.

No mention of exotic animals in Village Ordinances.

1. Protected animals.
   1. Possession and sale of protected animals. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to possess with intent to sell or offer for sale, or buy or attempt to buy, within the Village any of the following animals, alive or dead, or any part or product thereof: all wild cats of the family felidae, polar bear (thalarctos maritimus), red wolf (canis niger), vicuna (vicugna vicugna), gray or timber wolf (canis lupus), sea otter (enhydra lutris), Pacific ridley turtle (lepidochelys olivacea), Atlantic green turtle (chelonia mydas), or Mexican ridley turtle (lepidochelys kempi).
   2. Compliance with federal regulations. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to buy, sell or offer for sale a native or foreign species or subspecies of mammal, bird, amphibian or reptile, or the dead body or parts thereof, which appears on the endangered species list designated by the United States Secretary of the Interior and published in the Code of Federal Regulations pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1969 (Public Law 135, 91st Congress).
   3. Regulating the importation of certain birds. No person, firm or corporation shall import or cause to be imported into this Village any part of the plumage, skin or dead body of any species of hawk, owl or eagle. This subsection shall not be construed to forbid or restrict the importation or use of the plumage, skin, body or any part thereof legally collected for use by the American Indians for ceremonial purposes or in the preservation of their tribal customs and heritage.
2. Exceptions. The provisions of Subsection A above shall not be deemed to prevent the lawful importation, possession, purchase or sale of any species by any public agency, institute of higher learning, persons holding federal permits, or person holding a scientific collector’s permit issued by the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources of the state, or by any person or organization licensed to present a circus.
3. Wild animals; prohibition on keeping. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, maintain or have in his/her possession or under his/her control within the Village any poisonous reptile or any other dangerous or carnivorous wild animal, insect or reptile, any vicious or dangerous domesticated animal or any other animal or reptile of wild, vicious or dangerous propensities. Specifically, it shall be unlawful for any person to keep, maintain or have in his possession or under his control within the Village any of the following animals, reptiles or insects:
   1. All poisonous animals and reptiles, including rear-fang snakes.
   2. Apes: Chimpanzees (Pan); gibbons (Hylobates); gorillas (Gorilla); orangutans (Pongo); and siamangs (Symphalangus).
   3. Baboons (Papoi, Mandrillus).
   4. Bears (Ursidae).
   5. Bison (Bison).
   6. Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus).
   7. Crocodilians (Crocodilia), 30 inches in length or more.
   8. Constrictor snakes.
   9. Coyotes (Canis latrans).
   10. Deer (Cervidae); includes all members of the deer family; for example, whitetailed deer, elk, antelope and moose.
   11. Elephants (Elephas and Loxodonta).
   12. Game cocks and other fighting birds.
   13. Hippopotami (Hippopotamidae).
   14. Hyenas (Hyaenidae).
   15. Jaguars (Panthera onca).
   16. Leopards (Panthera pardus).
   17. Lions (Panthera leo).
   18. Lynxes (Lynx).
   19. Monkeys, old world (Cercopithecidae).
   20. Ostriches (Struthio).
   21. Pumas (Felis concolor), also known as cougars, mountain lions and panthers.
   22. Rhinoceroses (Rhinocero tidae).
   23. Sharks (class Chondrichthyes).
   24. Snow leopards (Panthera uncia).
   25. Tigers (Panthera tigris).
   26. Wolves (Canis lupus).
   27. Poisonous insects.
4. Exceptions; pet shops. The prohibitions of Subsection C above shall not apply where the creatures are in the care, custody or control of: a veterinarian for treatment; agricultural fairs; shows or projects of the 4-H Clubs; a display for judging purposes; an itinerant or transient carnival, circus or other show; dog or cat shows or trials; public or private educational institutions; licensed pet shops; and zoological gardens, if:
   1. Their location conforms to the provisions of Chapter 365, Zoning, of this Code.
   2. All animals and animal quarters are kept in a clean and sanitary condition and so maintained as to eliminate objectionable odors.
   3. Animals are maintained in quarters so constructed as to prevent their escape.
   4. No person lives or resides within 100 feet of the quarters in which the animals are kept.
5. Farm animals; miniature pigs. No person shall bring into, keep or maintain in the Village any bees, wasps, hornets, poisonous snakes, horses, mules, ponies, donkeys, cattle, swine, goats, sheep, chickens, ducks, geese, rabbits (more than four), or any animal being raised for furbearing purposes or other wild animals unless otherwise permitted elsewhere in this Code. The prohibitions herein do not apply where the creatures are in the care, custody or control of a veterinarian for treatment; agricultural fairs, shows or projects of the 4-H Clubs, not including the raising of said animal; a display for judging purposes; an itinerant or transient carnival, circus or other like show; dog or cat shows or trials; or public or private educational institutions. The prohibitions herein also do not apply to the keeping or maintaining of farm animals in areas zoned for agricultural purposes by the Village Board. For purposes of this subsection, the term “swine” shall not include any miniature pigs of either sex weighing less than 80 pounds which are intended for and kept as domestic pets.

1. Protected animals.
   1. Possession and sale of protected animals. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to possess with intent to sell or offer for sale, or buy or attempt to buy, within the Village any of the following animals, alive or dead, or any part or product thereof: all wild cats of the family felidae, polar bear (thalarctos maritimus), red wolf (canis niger), vicuna (vicugna vicugna), gray or timber wolf (canis lupus), sea otter (enhydra lutris), Pacific ridley turtle (lepidochelys olivacea), Atlantic green turtle (chelonia mydas), or Mexican ridley turtle (lepidochelys kempi).
   2. Compliance with federal regulations. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to buy, sell or offer for sale a native or foreign species or subspecies of mammal, bird, amphibian or reptile, or the dead body or parts thereof, which appears on the endangered species list designated by the United States Secretary of the Interior and published in the Code of Federal Regulations pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1969 (Public Law 135, 91st Congress).
   3. Regulating the importation of certain birds. No person, firm or corporation shall import or cause to be imported into this Village any part of the plumage, skin or dead body of any species of hawk, owl or eagle. This subsection shall not be construed to forbid or restrict the importation or use of the plumage, skin, body or any part thereof legally collected for use by the American Indians for ceremonial purposes or in the preservation of their tribal customs and heritage.
2. Exceptions. The provisions of Subsection A above shall not be deemed to prevent the lawful importation, possession, purchase or sale of any species by any public agency, institute of higher learning, persons holding federal permits, or by a person holding a scientific collector’s permit issued by the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources of the state, or to any person or organization licensed to present a circus.
3. Wild animals; prohibition on keeping. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, maintain or have in his possession or under his control within the Village any poisonous reptile or any other dangerous or carnivorous wild animal, insect or reptile, any vicious or dangerous domesticated animal or any other animal or reptile of wild, vicious or dangerous propensities. Specifically, it shall be unlawful for any person to keep, maintain or have in his possession or under his control within the Village any of the following:
   1. All poisonous or wild animals and reptiles.
   2. Game cocks and other fighting birds.
   3. Poisonous insects.
   4. Except on farms, horses, mules, ponies, donkeys, cows, pigs, goats, sheep, geese or any animal raised for fur-bearing purposes unless otherwise permitted elsewhere in this Code.
4. Exceptions; pet shops. The prohibitions of Subsection C above shall not apply where the creatures are in the care, custody or control of a veterinarian for treatment; agricultural fairs; shows or projects of the 4-H Clubs; a display for judging purposes; an itinerant or transient carnival, circus or other show; dog or cat shows or trials; public or private educational institutions; licensed pet shops; or zoological gardens, if:
   1. Their location conforms to the provisions of the Village Zoning Ordinance.
   2. All animals and animal quarters are kept in a clean and sanitary condition and so maintained as to eliminate objectionable odors.
   3. Animals are maintained in quarters so constructed as to prevent their escape.
5. Livestock and fowl: Chickens may be raised in the R-1 & R-2 Residential Zoning District and the S-1 School Zoning District providing the following conditions are met:
   1. No more than six (6) chickens may be maintained on any parcel.
   2. Roosters and crowing cockerels shall not be kept.
   3. The chickens are raised on the property of the owner, or if a tenant, with the written consent of the property owner.
   4. The chickens shall be provided with a covered coop with not less than two (2) square feet of area per chicken. The coop shall be constructed to be predator proof and constructed of commonly accepted building materials and shall provide adequate protection from the elements. The floor of the coop shall be covered with sufficient material (e.g., hay, sawdust, wood chips, etc.) and be regularly cleaned or otherwise maintained. Waste shall be disposed of in an appropriate manner to control odor. Chicken feed shall be stored in a secure manner to prevent attracting rodents. The coop may be built onto the exterior of a yard shed, or garage, but cannot be placed on top of a building.
   5. Chickens shall be provided with a run with not less than six (6) square feet of area per chicken attached to, or surrounding the coop. The run shall be made of strong, predator proof wire fencing. To prevent chickens from flying out of the run, fencing shall be of sufficient height, be covered, or the chickens shall have their wings clipped.
   6. Chickens shall be kept in the covered coop or in the fenced run at all times.
   7. Chickens shall not be allowed inside a residence.
   8. Chicken coops and runs shall be allowed in the rear/side yard only and may not be located closer than ten (10) feet to any lot line, and may not be located closer then twenty-five (25) feet to a neighboring residence and may not be located closer to a neighboring residence than to the residence located upon the coop’s parcel unless there is written consent from the neighboring properties.
   9. The slaughtering of chickens in residential zoning districts is prohibited.
   10. The keeping of chickens shall require a permit issued by the village. The Village Board shall review applications for chicken permit and no permit shall be issued until the coop and run have been inspected to ensure that they are adequate and in accordance with the requirements of law and this ordinance. Not less than 10 days’ advance notice of the review of the application by the Village Board shall be provided to all property owners and tenants of property owners whose primary residence is contiguous to the parcel proposed for a chicken coop. No application shall be approved if a property owner or the tenant of a property owner presents evidence satisfactory to the Village Board that the presence of chickens as proposed in the application would be harmful to the health or well-being of any person residing on the said contiguous property. Such objections shall either be (a) in writing and signed by the property owner and/or their tenant as the case may be or (b) presented by the appearance, as hereinafter provided, of the property owner and/or their tenant at a Village Board meeting. Appearance by a property owner or tenant shall be made in person unless provision is made by the Village Board, in its discretion, for appearance to be made by telephone or by audio-video telecommunication as may from time to time be approved and made available by the Village Board.
   11. The permit fee shall be set by the Village Board at $40.00 per application. Chickens are required to be registered with the state and proof of registration will be required within thirty (30) days of chicken acquisition. Existing chicken owners will have ninety (90) days to register and comply with the current ordinance.
   12. Revocation of Permit. In the event that a permit holder accumulates three violations of this section within any 12-month period, or five violations within any 36-month period, the permit shall be revoked. A person whose permit is revoked shall have the right to a hearing on the revocation before the Village Board, if such a hearing is requested in writing within 10 days of service of the Notice of Revocation. A Notice of Revocation is deemed served upon the day of mailing if sent by certified mail to the applicant of the permit at the address as listed upon the application for the chicken permit.
6. Enforcement. The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the Village and the Village Police Department.

No mention of exotic animals in Village Ordinances.

No mention of exotic animals in Town Ordinances.

No mention of exotic animals in Town Ordinances.

No mention of exotic animals in Town Ordinances.

No mention of exotic animals in Town Ordinances.

No mention of exotic animals in Town Ordinances.

No mention of exotic animals in Town Ordinances.

No mention of exotic animals in Town Ordinances.

No mention of exotic animals in Town Ordinances.

No mention of exotic animals in Town Ordinances.

No mention of exotic animals in Town Ordinances.

No mention of exotic animals in Town Ordinances.

No mention of exotic animals in Town Ordinances.

No mention of exotic animals in Town Ordinances.

No mention of exotic animals in Town Ordinances.

No mention of exotic animals in Town Ordinances.

No mention of exotic animals in Town Ordinances.