Contra Costa County Municipal Code Ch. 416-11 Wild or Exotic Animals

All persons owning, maintaining, or possessing any wild or exotic animal must register such animal with the animal services director.

(Ord. 80-97 § 2).

All persons registering a wild or exotic animal with the animal services director shall submit the following information on a form provided by the animal services department:

(1) The true name and address of the owner or possessor of such animal(s), and the names and addresses of two persons who may be contacted in case of emergency;

(2) The number and true scientific name(s) of the type(s) of wild or exotic animal(s) for which registration is requested;

(3) The address or place where the animal(s) will be located;

(4) The purpose for which the animal(s) will be possessed;

(5) If the animal(s) are described in Fish and Game Code § 2118, a copy of a current, valid permit from the state of California for possession of such animal(s);

(6) Any other information as the animal services director may require;

(7) There shall be no fee for registration of wild or exotic animals.

(Ord. 80-97 § 2).

Any wild or exotic animal in this county which is at large, or for which the animal services director does not have a current registration, is subject to impoundment under the provisions of Chapter 416-8, at the discretion of the animal services director, or to summary destruction if the animal services director concludes that the animal poses a threat to public health and safety and cannot be immediately and safely impounded.

(Ord. 80-97 § 2).

Any person who transfers or sells any wild or exotic animal to another person in this county must give written notice of the name and address of the person to whom possession is transferred and of the person acquiring such animal to the animal services director within thirty days.

(Ord. 80-97 § 2).

Any museum, educational institution or scientific research organization with a valid permit from the state or federal government for ownership, harboring or maintenance of wild or exotic animals is exempt from the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 80-97 § 2).