According to the ordinance as it is written:
Sec. 4-14. Exotic or wild animals.
(a) Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to own, possess, harbor,
sell, or in any other manner traffic in any exotic or wild animals, that is, any
animal that is not a domestic animal, whether it is a native animal of this
state or not.
(b) Exceptions. The animal welfare and control commission may grant
exceptions to this section for successive periods of time not to exceed twelve
(12) months.
(c) Potbellied pigs:
(1) Any exceptions granted by the animal control commission for a potbellied
pig, Sus scrofa vittatus, pursuant to section 4-14(b), shall be limited as
follows:
a. No more than two (2) potbellied pigs may be kept at one residence or
location, provided, however, that an additional pig may be kept for each one
acre of property in excess of the minimum lot size;
b. Every potbellied pig must be neutered or spayed by the age of four (4)
months;
c. No potbellied pig may weigh more than one hundred fifty (150) pounds nor
be taller than twenty-two (22) inches in height;
d. The potbellied pig must be certified as such by a licensed veterinarian
or be an officially registered potbellied pig;
e. Penned exterior areas confining potbellied pigs must be no closer than
fifteen (15) feet to a side or rear yard lot line and no closer than thirty (30)
feet to a residential structure located on an adjacent lot;
f. Outdoor enclosures must be kept clean;
g. Prior to the granting of an exception, owners must review educational
materials provided by the animal welfare and control commission related to the
care and keeping of potbellied pigs;
h. The animal welfare and control commission shall adopt rules of procedure
related to the review of complaints regarding the keeping of potbellied pigs for
which an exception has been granted; and
i. The animal welfare and control commission may impose reasonable
conditions prior to granting or during the term of any exception which is
necessary to protect the animal's health and the safety and enjoyment of
adjacent properties and owners.
(2) The keeping of potbellied pigs, Sus scrofa vittatus, which is an exotic
animal, shall be permitted in the Agricultural-Two Zone District and shall not
be subject to the requirements of sections 4-14(b) and (c).
(3) Notwithstanding the requirements of chapter 26, the keeping of an exotic
animal for which the commission has granted an exception pursuant to this
subsection (c) shall be deemed a lawful use of the affected property.
(d) Specific animals enumerated:
(1) The following are domestic animals:
Aquarium fishes.
Psitocine birds, aviary finches, etc., farm birds (ducks, geese, swans,
poultry).
Domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus).
Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguicularus).
Guinea pig (Cavia porceilus).
Hamster (Musorcriectus auratus).
Domestic laboratory mouse (Mus domesticus).
Domestic laboratory rat (Rattus rattus Albino strain).
Domestic cat (Felis catus).
Domestic dog (Canis familiaris).
Domestic livestock, including, but not limited to: Horses, cattle, sheep, goats,
mules, donkeys, burros, llamas, honeybees, and swine (except potbellied pigs,
Sus scrofa vittatus, which is an imported variety of swine and which shall be
considered exotic animals).
(2) Exotic and wild animals shall consist of every other creature within the
animal kingdom.
(Code 1977, § 4-9; Ord. No. 1996-1050, §§ 1, 2, 10-14-96; Ord. No. 1998-1135, §
