<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 10-131. - Definitions.</div>
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               (a)
               
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               For the purpose of this article, an inherently dangerous animal includes any inherently
               dangerous exotic mammal or inherently dangerous reptile defined herein.
               
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               (b)
               
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               <span class="ital">Inherently dangerous exotic mammal</span> is any member of the canidae, felidae, or ursidae families, including hybrids thereof,
               which due to their inherent nature, may be considered dangerous to humans.
               
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               (1)
               
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               <span class="ital">Canidae</span> includes any member of the dog (canid) family not customarily domesticated by man,
               or any hybrids of such canidae thereof, including wolf hybrids which are a cross between
               a wolf and a domestic dog, but not including dogs (Canis familaris).
               
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               (2)
               
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               <span class="ital">Felidae</span> includes any member of the cat family not customarily domesticated by man or any
               hybrids of such felidae, but not including domestic cats (Felis catus).
               
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               (3)
               
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               <span class="ital">Ursidae</span> includes any member of the bear family, or hybrids of such ursidae.
               
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               (c)
               
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               <span class="ital">Inherently dangerous reptile</span> is any member of the class reptilia which:
               
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               (1)
               
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               Is <span class="ital">venomous.</span> A venomous reptile shall include all members of the families Helodermidae (gila monsters
               and Mexican beaded lizards), Viperidae (vipers), Crotalidae (pit vipers), Atractaspidae
               (burrowing asps), Hydrophilidae (snakes), and Elapidae (cobras, coral snakes, and
               their allies), as well as any "rear fanged" snakes of the family Colubridae that are
               known to be dangerous to humans (including, but not limited to Dispholidus typus (boomslang),
               Thebtornis kirtlandii (twig snake), Rhabdophisspp (keelbacks)).
               
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               (2)
               
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               Is a member of the order <span class="ital">Crocodilia</span> (crocodiles, alligators, and caiman).
               
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               (d)
               
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               <span class="ital">Harborer</span>
               <span class="ital">of an inherently dangerous exotic mammal or inherently dangerous reptile is any person
                  or persons, regardless of ownership, who allows an inherently dangerous exotic mammal
                  or inherently dangerous reptile to remain, lodge, or be fed or to be given shelter
                  or refuge within a person's home, store, yard, enclosure, outbuilding, abandoned vehicle
                  or building, place of business, or any other premises in which the person resides
                  or over which the person has control.</span>
               
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               (Ord. of 7-22-96)
               
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