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A. No person shall keep or maintain or have in his possession or under his control, within any area of the city zoned residential, any lion, tiger, bear, chimpanzee, gorilla, cougar, mountain lion, badger, wolf, coyote, fox, lynx, or poisonous reptile or serpent, or any other dangerous wild animal or reptile.

B. No person owning or having charge, custody, control, or possession of any animal specified in subsection (A) of this section shall permit or allow the same to run at large upon any highway, lane, alley, court, or any other way, public or private, or within the premises of such person in such a manner as to endanger any person lawfully entering such premises.

C. Subsection (A) of this section shall not apply to any person keeping or maintaining or having in his possession or under his control any animal specified therein when such person is transporting such animal through the city; provided, he has taken adequate safeguards to protect the public, and has notified the animal control officer of his proposed route of transportation and of the time that such trip is to take place; nor shall subsection (A) of this section apply to a person who has custody of any such animals in connection with the operation of any zoo or circus or in connection with any program of medical or scientific research or humane education, provided such person has taken adequate measures to safeguard persons and property.

(Prior code § 6.06.170)