Lima flatly prohibits keeping or harboring any wild animal within the city. Dangerous wild animals are separately banned statewide under Ohio's Dangerous Wild Animal Act, so exotic pets like big cats, primates, and large constrictors are not allowed.
Lima Codified Ordinance 618.04 (Certain Animals Prohibited) states that no person shall keep or harbor any wild animal within the corporate limits of the city. This city ban is reinforced by Ohio Revised Code Chapter 935, the Dangerous Wild Animals and Restricted Snakes Act, which bars private possession of listed dangerous wild animals (such as big cats, bears, primates, and certain venomous or large constrictor snakes) statewide and requires permits for legacy animals. Together these rules make exotic and dangerous animals off-limits as pets in Lima, while common domesticated pets remain allowed subject to the general animal regulations in 618.09.
Harboring a prohibited wild animal is a Chapter 618 offense (618.99) and can trigger seizure; violations of the state dangerous-wild-animal law carry separate criminal penalties under ORC Chapter 935.
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