City Of Dayton Exotic Pet Ordinance

Sec. 91.07. Prohibited animals.

(A) No person shall keep, possess, harbor, maintain, or have care, custody, or control of any of the following exotic or wild animals within the city: (1) Any animal listed under the Endangered Species Act as threatened or endangered or listed on Ohio's Endangered Wildlife list; (2) Any animal, the keeping of which is prohibited by state or federal law; (3) Antelope, bison, deer, elk, and moose; (4) Badgers, martins, minks, skunks, weasels, otters, and wolverines; (5) Bats; (6) Bears; (7) Beavers, groundhogs, and porcupines; (8) Coyotes, foxes, and wolves; (9) Any cat of the familyFelidae, including by way of example and not by way of limitation lions, tigers, jaguars, leopards, cougars, and ocelots, except commonly accepted domesticated house cats; (10) Any primate, including by way of example and not by way of limitation chimpanzees, gorillas, lemurs, and monkeys; (11) Alligators, crocodiles, caimans, and related crocodilians; (12) Snakes: i. That are venomous; ii. That are of the familyBoidae (all species, including by way of example and not by way of limitation all boas, pythons, and anacondas) and more than three feet long; and iii. That, regardless of species, are more than eight feet long;, (13) Monitor lizards, Gila monsters, and Mexican Beaded lizards; (14) Piranhas; (15) Scorpions and spider with venom sufficiently potent to cause serious physical harm to a person.