Chapter 6.06
PROHIBITED ANIMALS
Sections:
6.06.010 Prohibited animals.
No horse, mule, donkey, pony, cow, pig, goat, sheep, llama, rooster, or animal raised for commercial purposes shall be kept within the city limits. (Ord. 1901 §2(part), 2007).
6.06.020 Exemptions.
A. Notwithstanding any restrictions or prohibitions of this chapter, animals of any kind and any number may be kept by a school, museum or zoo for educational purposes; or the exhibition for amusement purposes, temporarily, by a circus, carnival, or other exhibition licensed in accordance with the applicable city ordinance. All rules as to sanitation and humane treatment contained in this title shall govern the keeping of the animals and maintenance of the premises or buildings where such animals are kept.
B. Police service dogs, while in the exercise of their law enforcement duties, are exempt from any restrictions or prohibitions of this title.
C. Bee keeping established and operated in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 6.05 are exempt from the prohibitions of this title.
D. Any prohibited animal in the possession of an owner or custodian at the time the owner or custodian’s real property is annexed into the city limits of Central Point may be kept as a nonconforming use, provided the owner or custodian registers the animal(s) with the code enforcement officer. The animal(s) may be kept until such time as the owner chooses to remove them from the property. No animal so described may then be replaced by another animal. (Ord. 2015 §2, 2015; Ord. 1901 §2(part), 2007).