Sec. 3-27. - Keeping of potentially dangerous species.
Part of the Code of Ordinances of East Providence, RI.
The text
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or permit to be kept any "potentially dangerous species," defined as any exotic mammals, birds, reptiles, or amphibians, or non-game species which, in the opinion of the city, is capable of inflicting serious or fatal injury or which has the potential to become an agricultural pest, or a menace to public health, or indigenous wildlife populations, including, but not limited to, the following: CLASS/
ORDER FAMILY
Primates Cebidae—New world monkeys
Cercophithecidae—Old world monkeys
Baboons
Pongidae—Apes
Carnivora Canidae—Nondomestic dogs (or) domestic/nondomestic mixes
Urisdae—Bears
Felidea—Nondomestic cats
Saura
(Venomous) Helodermatidea—Gila monsters
Serpentes (Venomous) Elapidae—Coral snakes and cobras
Viperidae—Vipers
Crotalidae—Pit vipers
Crocodilla Alligatoridae—Alligators and caiman
Crocodylidae—Crocodiles
Gavialidae—Gavials
Psittaciformes
(Quaker) Myiopsitta spp.—Monk parakeets
Rodentia Spermophilus spp.—Ground squirrels
(Ch. 449, § I, 5-6-08)