HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE NO 12 10 149STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF FUL,TON
ORDINANCE NO. 12-10-149
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 64-1 "DEFINITIONS" OF THE CITY OF MILTON
ZONING ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 64 OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES) TO CREATE
A DEFINITION FOR "EXOTIC ANIMALS" AND/OR OTHER RELATED DEFINITIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Milton, GA while in a regularly called council
meeting on October 15, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. as follows:
SECTION 1. That the Ordinance that creates a definition for "exotic animals" and/or other
related definitions in Section 64-1 "Definitions" of the City of Milton Zoning Ordinance is
amended, is hereby adopted and approved; and is attached hereto as if fully set forth herein, and;
SECTION 2. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or regulations in conflict herewith are
repealed.
SECTION 3, That this Ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption.
ORDAINED this the 15"' day of October, 2012.
Attest:
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Sudie AM Gordon, City Clerk
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Section 64-1
Exotic Animal means any animal that is not normally domesticated in the United States or is wild by
nature. Exotic animals include but are not limited to, any of the following orders and families, whether
bred in the wild or captivity, and also any of their hybrids with domestic species. The animals listed in
parentheses are intended to act as examples and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list or limit
the generality of each group of animals, unless otherwise specified:
1. Non - human primates and prosimians (monkeys, chimpanzees, baboons)
2. Felidae (lions, tigers, bobcats, lynx, cougars, leopards, jaguars)
3. Canidae (wolves, coyotes, foxes, jackals)
4. Ursidae (all bears)
5. Reptilia (all venomous snakes, all constricting snakes)
6. Crocodilia (alligators, crocodiles)
7. Proboscidae (elephants)
8. Hyanenidae (hyenas)
9. Artiodatyla (hippopotamuses, giraffes, camels, not cattle or swine or sheep or goats)
10. Procyonidae (raccoons, coatis)
11. Marsupialia (kangaroos, oppossums)
12. Perissodactylea (rhinoceroses, tapirs, not horses or donkeys or mules)
13. Edentara (anteaters, sloths, armadillos)
14. Viverridae (mongooses, civets, and genets)
Wild animal means any animal which is not wildlife and is not normally a domestic species in this state.
This term specifically includes any hybrid or cross between any combination of a wild animal, wildlife,
and a domestic animal. Offspring from all subsequent generations of such crosses or hybrids are wild
animals.
Wildlife means any vertebrate or invertebrate animal life indigenous to this state or any species
introduced or specified by the board and includes fish, except domestic fish produced by aquaculturists
registered under Code Section 27-4-255, mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, crustaceans, and
mollusks or any part thereof.
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