[Adopted 12-5-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-08]
The following words and phrases have the following meanings:
The Town Manager or his/her designee, which is the party
responsible for enforcement of this article.
Any exhibition, fair, act, circus, ride, or similar undertaking
in which wild and/or exotic animals are required to perform tricks,
give rides, or participate as accompaniments for the entertainment,
amusement, or benefit of a live audience, whether or not a fee is
charged.
A transporting vehicle such as a truck, trailer or railway
car, used to transport or house wild and/or exotic animals while traveling
for exhibition or other performance of those wild and exotic animals.
Any display of wild and/or exotic animals where such animals
are transported to, from, or between locations for the purpose of
such display, in a mobile or traveling housing facility.
Any live animal from any of the following scientific classifications:
Artiodactyla (including hippopotamuses, giraffes, camels, and
llamas, but excepting cattle, swine, sheep, and goats);
Crocodilia (including alligators and crocodiles);
Elephantidae (elephants);
Felidae (including tigers, lions, jaguars, leopards, cheetahs,
and cougars, or any hybrid thereof, but excluding domestic cats);
Marsupialia (including kangaroos);
Nonhuman primates (including apes, monkeys, and lemurs);
Perissodactyla (including rhinoceroses, tapirs, and zebras);
Pinnipedia (including seals, sea lions, and walruses);
Ursidae (bears); or
Elasmobranchii (including nurse sharks and lemon sharks).
A.Â
It shall be a violation of this article for any person, business,
entity, corporation, limited-liability company or other imilar organization
to allow for the participation of a wild and/or exotic animal in a
traveling animal act in the Town of Bar Harbor.
B.Â
The penalty for violation of this article shall be $500 per offense.
Each and every wild and/or exotic animal exhibited and each day exhibition
occurs shall constitute a separate offense.
The Director shall be responsible for the administration and
enforcement of the provisions of this article.
This article shall be effective 30 days after passage.
