(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to keep, maintain or have in his or her possession or under his or her control within the city any poisonous reptile or any other dangerous wild animal or reptile, any vicious or dangerous animal or any other animal or reptile of wild, vicious or dangerous propensities.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, maintain or have in his or her possession or under his or her control within the city any of the following animals:
(1) All poisonous animals including rear-fang snakes.
(2) Apes: Chimpanzees; gibbons; gorillas, orangutans; and siamangs.
(3) Baboons.
(4) Badgers.
(5) Bears.
(6) Bison.
(7) Bobcats.
(8) Cheetahs.
(9) Crocodilians, 30 inches in length or more.
(10) Constrictor snakes, six feet in length or more.
(11) Coyotes.
(12) Deer; includes all members of the deer family, for example, white-tailed deer, elk, antelope and moose.
(13) Elephants.
(14) Game cocks and other fighting birds.
(15) Hippopotami.
(16) Hyenas.
(17) Jaguars.
(18) Leopards.
(19) Lions.
(20) Lynxes.
(21) Monkeys.
(22) Ostriches.
(23) Pumas; also known as cougars, mountain lions and panthers.
(24) Raccoons.
(25) Rhinoceroses.
(26) Skunks.
(27) Tigers.
(28) Wolves.
(c) The prohibitions of this section shall not apply to bona fide pet shops, zoos, circuses, carnivals, educational institutions, or medical institutions, 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.
(d) The municipal judge shall have the authority to order any animal deemed vicious confined, destroyed or removed from the city.
(Ord. 216; Code 2018)
(a) Keeping of certain animals prohibited. It shall be unlawful to keep, harbor, own, or in any way possess within the corporate limits of the City of Pretty Prairie, Kansas:
(1) Any warm-blooded, carnivorous or omnivorous, wild or exotic animal (including but not limited to non-human primates, raccoons, skunks, foxes and wild and exotic cats; but excluding fowl, ferrets and small rodents of varieties used for laboratory purposes). Further this prohibition shall not apply to bona fide pet shops, zoos, circuses, carnivals, educational institutions or medical institution; if:
(A) Their location conforms to the provisions of the zoning ordinance of the City.
(B) All animal and animal quarters are kept in a clean and sanitary condition and so maintained as to eliminate objectional odors.
(C) Animals are maintained in quarters so constructed as to prevent their escape.
(2) Any animal having poisonous bites.
(3) Any pit bull dog that has not been registered with the City in accordance with Sections 2-201a:201b. “Pit bull dog” is defined to mean:
(A) The Bull Terrier breed of dogs;
(B) The Staffordshire Bull Terrier breed of dogs;
(C) The American Pit Bull Terrier breed of dogs;
(D) The American Staffordshire Terrier breed of dogs;
(E) Dogs of missed breed or of other breeds than above listed which breed or missed breed know as pit bulls, pit bull dogs, or pit bull terriers.
(F) Any dog which has been determined by the Animal Control Officer to have appearance and characteristics of being predominantly of breeds of the Bull Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier; any other breed commonly known as pit bulls, pit bulldogs or pit bull terriers; or a combination of any of these breeds.
(b) Any owner, keeper or harborer of an animal in violation of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than $250.00 nor more than $500.00 and up to thirty (30) days in jail. Each animal shall constitute a subsequent and separate offense.
(c) Any present owner, keeper, or harborer of any animal in violation of this section shall have a period of thirty (30) days from and after the passage and publication of Ordinance No. 326 to remove any such animal from the corporate limits of the City of Pretty Prairie.
(Ord. 173; Ord. 326; Code 2018; Ord. 349)
(a) That it shall be the duty of the owner, keeper, or harborer of any cat more than three months of age kept in the City, to cause said cat to be vaccinated by a licensed veterinarian to immunize such animal against becoming rabid and to renew such vaccination once each year or at such times as is necessary for immunization at all times.
(b) Any owner, keeper, or harborer of any cat found violation any provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10.00 and not more than $100.00 for such offense.
(Ord. 128; Code 2018)