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Rocklin Municipal Code Ch. 6.40 Wild Animals
Rocklin Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Rocklin
Cite as: Rocklin Municipal Code Chapter 6.40 · Text as of 2026-10-04
6.40.010 - Keeping prohibited.¶
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any wild animal.
(Ord. 483 § 11.1, 1982).
6.40.020 - Exceptions.¶
This chapter shall not apply to any of the following:
A. Persons who use wild animals for diagnostic or research purposes, when the use has been approved by the state pursuant to applicable law;
B. Persons who use wild animals for teaching purposes in recognized educational institutions;
C. Veterinarians who keep wild animals for boarding or treatment;
D. Persons operating game farms or game breeding establishments licensed by the state;
E. Persons operating nonprofIt zoological gardens open to the public;
F. Persons operating commercial establishments which sell animals and maintain wild animals solely at their places of business;
G. Persons who use wild animals for circus or entertainment purposes.
(Ord. 483 § 11.2, 1982).
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