Dayton, OH Animal Ordinances: Exotic Pets (2026)

(A)No person shall keep, possess, harbor, maintain, or have care, custody, or control of any of the following exotic or wild animals within the city:(1)Any animal listed under the Endangered Species Act as threatened or endangered or listed on Ohio's Endangered Wildlife list;(2)Any animal, the keeping of which is prohibited by state or federal law;(3)Antelope, bison, deer, elk, and moose;(4)Badgers, martins, minks, skunks, weasels, otters, and wolverines;(5)Bats;(6)Bears;(7)Beavers, groundhogs, and porcupines;(8)Coyotes, foxes, and wolves;(9)Any cat of the family Felidae, including by way of example and not by way of limitation lions, tigers, jaguars, leopards, cougars, and ocelots, except commonly accepted domesticated house cats;(10)Any primate, including by way of example and not by way of limitation chimpanzees, gorillas, lemurs, and monkeys;