6.04.120 Exotic animals.
A. No person shall possess, breed, import, export, barter, buy, sell, or attempt to buy or sell any of the following animals:
1. All nonhuman primates;
2. All wild cats of the family Felidae and their hybrid, except for the domestic cat Felis catus;
3. All species of bear;
4. All wild carnivores of the family Canidae and their hybrid, except for the domestic dog Canis familiaris;
5. Venomous reptiles and amphibians;
6. All reticulated pythons, Burmese pythons and snakes which may reach ten feet or more in length; and
7. All members of the Alligator (Alligator), Crocodile (Crocodylus) and Caimen (Crocodylus) families.
B. Any person, firm or corporation licensed to sell exotic animals other than those prohibited by subsection A of this section shall within twenty-four hours of the time of sale place in the mail to the Everett animal shelter a statement indicating what type of animal was sold, name of purchaser, purchaser’s address and telephone number.
C. All persons, firms or corporations which possess any of the animals listed in subsection A of this section as of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section shall register said animals with the Everett animal shelter within thirty calendar days of the ordinance’s effective date. As a condition of registration the animal shelter shall specify the conditions under which the animal is to be kept and the length of time which the person, firm, or corporation has to dispose of the animal. Failure to timely register an animal or to comply with the conditions of registration shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
D. Violation of any of the provisions of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor, and may be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars or imprisonment in jail not to exceed ninety days, or both such fine and imprisonment.
E. The provisions of this section shall not apply to facilities constructed and operational on or before January 1, 2000, and any reasonable adjacent expansion thereof, which facilities are licensed and in compliance with United States 55 FR 15210 (April 20, 1990) (as may be hereafter amended). (Ord. 2782-04 § 6, 2004; Ord. 2394-99 § 9, 1999; Ord. 1810-91 § 12, 1991.)