§ 7-105. Zoos, carnivals and exhibitions.

No person shall operate a commercial zoo or exhibition of animals or carnival, circus or other enterprise where animals are used or displayed on public or private property wherein an admission fee is charged, or in the absence of such fee, when the exhibition or zoo is used as an incentive to enter a commercial establishment unless a permit for such operation shall have been granted by the animal shelter department. Application procedures and requirements for such permit shall be in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the animal shelter advisory board under the provisions of this article. The permit period shall be the calendar year for permanently established zoos or exhibitions and the permit fee shall be as stated in section 7-30(d) for each permit period or part thereof. In the case of temporary or transient zoos or exhibitions ("petting zoos") the permit period shall be as requested by the applicant and the permit fee shall be by the day as stated in section 7-30(d).

(Code 1961, § 4-15(i); Ord. No. 20257, § 1, 1-14-98)