Chapter 6.22
LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, AND EXOTIC ANIMALS
Sections:
6.22.020 Livestock, poultry, and exotic animals prohibited.
6.22.040 Riding or leading animals in the city – Exceptions.
6.22.050 Violations – Civil penalty.
6.22.010 Definitions.
Any provisions of the Deer Park Municipal Code to the contrary notwithstanding, as used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended.
A. “House pet” means a dog or a cat or other similar animal of a type customarily used for a pet of an individual or family except for pot-bellied swine. House pet shall not include any livestock or exotic animal.
B. “Livestock” means any domestic animal except a house pet, including but not limited to cattle, calves, sheep, swine, horses, ponies, mules, oxen, llamas, alpacas, goats, chickens, ducks, guinea hens, geese, swans, emu, pigeon, ostrich, turkeys, and any other poultry.
C. “Exotic” animal means any nondomestic or potentially dangerous animal, whether bred in the wild or in captivity, including but not limited to the following:
1. Class Mammalia.
a. Order carnivore:
i. Family felidae, only lions, tigers, captive-bred cougars, jaguars, cheetahs, leopards, snow leopards, and clouded leopards;
ii. Family canidae, wolves, excluding wolf-hybrids;
iii. Family ursidae, all bears;
iv. Family hyaenidae, such as hyenas;
b. Order perissodactyla, only rhinoceroses;
c. Order primates, all nonhuman primate species;
d. Order proboscidae, all elephants [elephant] species;
2. Class Reptilian.
a. Order squamata:
i. Family atractaspidae, all species;
ii. Family colubridae, only dispholidus typus;
iii. Family elapidae, all species, such as cobras, mambas, kraits, coral snakes, and Australian tiger snakes;
iv. Family hydrophiidae, all species, such as sea snakes;
v. Family varanidae, only water monitors and crocodile monitors;
vi. Family viperidae, all species, such as rattlesnakes, cottonmouths, bushmasters, puff adders, and gaboon vipers;
b. Order crocodilia, all species, such as crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gavials. (Ord. 936 § 1, 2013: Ord. 696 § 1, 1997. Formerly 6.16.010)
6.22.020 Livestock, poultry, and exotic animals prohibited.
It is unlawful to harbor, keep, or maintain livestock or exotic animals in the city. (Ord. 936 § 1, 2013: Ord. 696 § 1, 1997. Formerly 6.16.020)
6.22.030 Exception.
The provisions of this chapter shall be waived for veterinary clinics located in business park zones (BP), or public schools when the animals are to be used for educational purposes in a high school agricultural program. (Ord. 936 § 1, 2013: Ord. 833 § 1, 2006. Formerly 6.16.025)
6.22.040 Riding or leading animals in the city – Exceptions.
A. It is unlawful for any person to ride or lead or cause to be ridden or led, a horse, mare, pony or other riding animal on any sidewalk, parking or planting strip, street or road within the city limits.
B. It is unlawful for any person to ride or lead or cause to be ridden or led, a horse, mare, pony or other riding animal within the limits of any public park area in the city.
C. The provisions of this section shall be waived only if the individual riding or leading the animal has obtained an adequate permit for such from the city clerk or authorized designee, or the animal is participating in a city authorized parade. (Ord. 936 § 1, 2013: Ord. 696 § 1, 1997. Formerly 6.16.030 – 6.16.050)
6.22.050 Violations – Civil penalty.
Except as otherwise provided, violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be classified as a civil infraction and punished as set forth in DPMC 6.06.010, as existing or hereafter amended. In the event no specific penalty is identified in DPMC 6.06.010, the civil infraction penalty shall be as set forth in DPMC 1.16.020. Each day the animal is maintained in violation of this chapter after written notice from the city animal control department or authority shall constitute a separate violation. (Ord. 936 § 1, 2013: Ord. 696 § 1, 1997. Formerly 6.16.080)