§ 5-12. Keeping wild animals and reptiles prohibited.

(a)

No person shall keep any wild animal(s) or reptile(s) within the corporate limits of Yazoo City, Mississippi.

(b)

No person shall keep or cause to be kept on their premises or in any roadside zoo or pet store, any wild or vicious animal for display or for exhibition purposes, whether gratuitously or for a fee.

(c)

The animal control officer is hereby granted the authority to seize any wild animal(s) or reptile(s) kept in violation of this section, federal law, or state statutes, upon conviction of the owner of such offenses, and, if seized, shall deliver said wild animal(s) or reptile(s) to the department of wildlife conservation. In his discretion the animal control officer may grant the owner of such animals 24 hours to remove them from the boundaries of the city to a lawful place if the public safety and welfare will not be jeopardized thereby.

(Code 1962, § 5-9; Ord. of 1-10-2000)