Redondo Beach requires a city permit for each exotic or nondomestic animal under RBMC 5-1.401. Wild and dangerous species such as constrictor snakes, venomous reptiles, alligators, wolves, and big cats need a permit; keeping one without it is a misdemeanor.
RBMC Title 5, Chapter 1, Article 4 (Nondomestic and Exotic Animals), starting at 5-1.401, lists 'domestic' animals (dogs, cats, hamsters, gerbils, rabbits, turtles, parakeets and other caged birds, fish other than sharks/piranha/barracuda, guinea pigs, and non-constrictor non-venomous snakes). Everything else 'normally found in the wild' is nondomestic, including alligators, venomous reptiles, constrictor-family snakes, wolves and wolf hybrids, and birds of prey such as falcons, eagles, hawks, and owls; wild felines (tigers, leopards, lions, jaguars, pumas, ocelots) are also covered. A separate permit is required for each exotic or nondomestic animal kept in the city, and keeping one without a permit is a misdemeanor. Applications go through Animal Services at City Hall and include a property check.
Maintaining any exotic or nondomestic animal without a city permit is a misdemeanor under RBMC Article 4. Animals may be impounded and removed by Animal Control. State and federal wildlife laws (California Fish and Game Code restricted-species rules) may also
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