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6.16.020 Definitions.
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A. “Police department” means the Anacortes police department.

B. “Potentially dangerous wild animal” means those species of animals that are potentially dangerous to humans. Potentially dangerous wild animals include, but are not limited to, any or all of the following orders and families, whether bred in the wild or in captivity, and any or all hybrids. The animals listed in parentheses are intended to ordinance as examples and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list or limit the generality of each group of animals, unless otherwise specified:

a. Class Mammalia;

i. Order carnivore;

A. Family Felidae, only lions, tigers, cougars, jaguars, cheetahs, leopards, ocelots, servals, snow leopards, and clouded leopards;

B. Family Canidae, wolves, wolf-hybrids, coyotes, jackals, foxes;

C. Family Ursidae, all bears;

D. Family Hyaenidae, including but not limited to hyenas;

E. Family Mustelidae (weasels, skunks, martins, minks—not ferrets);

F. Family Procyonidae (raccoons, coatis);

G. Family Viverridae (civets, genets, mongooses);

ii. Order Perissodactyla, only rhinoceroses;

iii. Order Primates, all nonhuman primate species;

iv. Order Proboscidae, all elephant species;

v. Order Edentatia (anteaters, armadillos, sloths);

vi. Order Artiodactyla (hippopotamuses, giraffes, camels, deer—not cattle, swine, sheep or goats;

vii. Order Marsupialia (opossums, kangaroos, wallabies);

viii. Order Perissodactyla (rhinoceroses, tapirs—not horses, donkeys or mules);

ix. Order Rodentia (squirrels, beavers, porcupines—not guinea pigs, rats, mice, gerbils or hamsters);

b. Class reptilian;

i. Order Squamata;

A. Family Atractaspidae, all species;

B. Family Colubridae, only dispholidus typus, boomslangs and African twig snakes;

C. Family Elapidae, all species, including but not limited to cobras, mambas, kraits, coral snakes, and Australian tiger snakes;

D. Family Hydrophiidae, all species, including but not limited to sea snakes;

E. Family Varanidae, only water monitors and crocodile monitors;

F. Family Viperidae, all species, including but not limited to rattlesnakes, copperheads, cottonmouths, bushmasters, puff adders, and gaboon vipers;

G. Family Iguanaidae (only green iguanas and rock iguanas);

H. Family Boidae (all species whose adult length has the potential to exceed eight feet in length);

I. Family Nactricinea (only keelback snakes);

ii. Order Crocodilia, all species, including but not limited to crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gavials;

c. Class Aves.;

i. Subclass Neornithes;

A. Order Falconiformes (such as eagles, hawks, falcons);

B. Order Strigformes (such as owls);

C. “Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, organization, trade or professional association, firm, limited liability company, joint venture, association, trust, estate or any other legal entity, and any officer, member, shareholder, director, employee, agent or representative thereof.

D. “Possessor” means any person who owns, possesses, keeps, harbors, brings into the state, has in one’s possession, ordinances as a custodian, or has custody or control of a potentially dangerous wild animal.

E. “Wildlife sanctuary” means a non-profit organization described in Section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi), Internal Revenue Code 1986, and its subsequent amendments, that operates a place of refuge where abused, neglected, unwanted, impounded, abandoned, orphaned or displaced potentially dangerous wild animals are provided care for their lifetime or released back to their natural habitat and, with respect to any animal owned by the organization, does not:

1. Conduct any activity that is not inherent to the animal’s nature;

2. Use the animal for any type of entertainment;

3. Sell, trade or barter the animal or the animal’s body parts; or

4. Breed the animal for any purpose. (Ord. 2955 Att. A, 2015)