HomeMy WebLinkAboutFINAL ORDINANCE NO. 80-82CITY OF LAKE ELMO
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE 80-82
AN ORDINANCE RELATING
TO DANGEROUS ANIMALS
The City Council ordains that Section 1402.220 and its subdivisions shall be added to
the 1979 Lake Elmo Municipal Code to read as follows:
1402.220 Dangerous Animals Prohibited: No person shall harbor, maintain or control
any dangerous animal within the City of Lake Elmo. A dangerous animal is one which is
capable of inflicting severe bodily harm to humans, and shall include but not be limited
to the following species.
1402.220 A. Class Mammalia
African buffalo (Syncerus Gaffer)
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibious)
Wolves, dingoes, jackals, all species except foxes (Family Canidae)
Hyenas, all species except aardwolves (Proteles cristatus)
(Family Hyaenidae)
Wolverine (Gulp ulo
Honey badger or ratel (Mellivora campensis)
Old World badger (Meles meles)
Bears (Family Ursidae)
Lions, jaguars, leopards, tigers (Genus Panthera
Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
Cheetah (Acinon)% oubatus)
Cougar or mountain lion (Felis concolor)
Elephants (Family Elephantidae)
Rhinoceroses (Family Rhinocerotidae)
Gibbons, siamangs (Family Hylobatidae)
Orangutans, chimpanzees, gorillas (Family Pongidae)
Baboons, drills, mandrills (Genus Patio)
Macaques (Genus Macaca)
Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada)
1402.220 B. Class. Repitilia
Gavials (Family Gavialidae)
Crocodiles (Family Crocodylidae)
Alligators, caimans (Family Alligatoridae)
Cobras, coral snakes (Family Ela idae
Sea snakes (Family Hydrophidae)
Adders, vipers (Family Vi eridae
Pit Vipers (Family Crotalidae)
All venomous rear -fanged species (Family Colubridae)
The following species of constricting snakes over eight
(8) feet in length:
Boa constrictor (Boa constrictor), all subspecies
Anaconda (Eunectes murinus)
Indian python (Python molurus)
Reticulate python (Python reticulatus)
Rock python (Python sebae)
Gila monsters and beaded lizards (Family Helodermatidae)
Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
Effective Date: This ordinance shall be effective the day following its publication.
Adoption Date: Passed by the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo the 2nd day of
February1993.
W or
Attest:
Mary Kueffner, tity Administrator
Publication Date: Published on the 24th day of February)993 in the Stillwater
Gazette.