§ 6-169. Exotic, wild, dangerous or unusual animals prohibited.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to own, possess, keep, maintain, harbor, transport or sell within the city any living wild or dangerous animal; provided, however, that the following entities or persons shall be exempt from this section:

(1)

Any circus, rodeo or livestock show licensed by the city; and

(2)

Any entity or person as authorized by the State of Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission's regulations and applicable state statutes; and

(3)

Any entity or person acting within the course of its duties, which lawfully has possession of and displays any wild or dangerous animal prohibited by this section without charge for educational purposes.

(b)

The term wild or dangerous animal, for the purposes of this section, shall mean and include any and all species of the following:

(1)

Poisonous reptiles;

(2)

Monitor lizards and teglis;

(3)

Constricting snakes, including but not limited to pythons and boas, and nonpoisonous snakes with a length greater than three feet;

(4)

Crocodilians;

(5)

Poisonous spiders;

(6)

Scorpions;

(7)

All species of nonhuman mammals except:

a.

Domestic cat (Felis catus);

b.

Chinchilla (Chinchilla laniger);

c.

Domestic dog (Canis familiaris), except that dogs trained for fighting shall be prohibited;

d.

Domestic European ferret (Mustela putoris);

e.

Domestic gerbil (Meriones unguicularus);

f.

Domestic guinea pig (Cavia porcellus);

g.

Domestic hamster (Mesocricetus spp.);

h.

Domestic laboratory mouse (Mus domesticus);

i.

Domestic European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus);

j.

Domestic races of rats (Rattus norvegicus and Rattus);

(c)

The term "wild or dangerous animals" shall not include the domestic honey bee (Apis mellifera).

(Ord. No. 15-11, § 5, 11-2-2015)

Editor's Note

Ord. No. 15-11, § 5, adopted November 2, 2015, repealed the former § 6-169, and enacted a new § 6-169 as set out herein. The former § 6-169 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from the Code of 1985, § 6-9-5(4)b.