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6.08.020 Animal restrictions.
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A. The following animals shall be permitted to be kept, owned, harbored or be in the custody of a person:

1. In a zoned agricultural district;

2. At a fairgrounds for a fair with an annual attendance of over 50,000 people;

3. At a circus permitted by the city;

4. On a lot exceeding one acre in size, provided the animal is never closer than 25 feet from an exterior lot line; and

5. For a period not to exceed 72 hours, on the premises of a permitted slaughterhouse:

a. Pigs;

b. Cattle;

c. Horses;

d. Mules;

e. Sheep;

f. Goats;

g. Llamas;

h. Alpacas;

i. Any other animal weighing over 250 pounds.

In addition, the animals may be ridden or tended during a parade permitted by the city and in immediate preparation for the parade and immediately after the parade.

B. No more than a total of three of each type of the following animals, up to a cumulative total of six animals, may be kept, owned, or harbored or be in the custody of a person on any lot, tract, or parcel of land in the city. An adult who has the right to possession of the lot, tract, or parcel of land will be responsible for the failure to comply with this subsection.

1. Dogs over six months of age;

2. Cats over six months of age;

3. Adult rabbits;

4. Rodents;

5. Any type of nonaggressive, nonpoisonous reptile.

C. No more than a total of five domestic birds as defined in PMC 6.04.010 may be kept, owned, or harbored or be in the custody of a person on any lot, tract, or parcel of land in the city. An adult who has the right to possession of the lot, tract, or parcel of land will be responsible for the failure to comply with this subsection.

D. The restrictions set out in subsections (B) and (C) of this section do not apply if the animals are kept or harbored in an area:

1. Zoned agricultural district;

2. Fairgrounds for a fair with an annual attendance over 50,000 people;

3. A circus permitted by the city;

4. On a lot exceeding one acre in size or on contiguous lots owned by the same person, the total area of which exceeds one acre in size, provided the animal is never closer than 25 feet from an exterior lot line;

5. For a period not to exceed 72 hours on the premises of a permitted slaughterhouse.

In addition, the animals may be carefully ridden or carefully tended during a parade permitted by the city and in immediate preparation for the parade and immediately after the parade.

E. No person shall tie, stake or fasten any animal within the traveled portion of any street, alley or public place, or in a manner that the animal has access to the traveled portion of any street, alley or public place.

F. No person shall keep or harbor any exotic animal in the city, except that such animal may be kept or harbored in an area constituting the fairgrounds for a fair with annual attendance over 50,000 people or at a circus duly permitted by the city. (Ord. 11-020 § 3, 2012; Ord. 631 § 5, 2004; Ord. 538 § 6, 1999; Ord. 277 § 4, 1983)