Rothschild, WI Animal Ordinances: Exotic Pets (2026)

Section 195-28C reaches past the general 'dangerous or carnivorous wild animal' language with a 31-item list naming specific prohibited species and groups: all poisonous animals including rear-fanged snakes, apes such as chimpanzees and gorillas, baboons, bears, bison, cheetahs, crocodilians 30 inches or longer, constrictor snakes six feet or longer, coyotes, deer family members including elk and moose, elephants, fighting game cocks, hippopotami, hyenas, the big cats (jaguars, leopards, lions, snow leopards and pumas), lynxes, old-world monkeys, ostriches, piranha, rhinoceroses, sharks, swine, tigers, wolves, bees, wasps, hornets, poisonous insects, and ferrets, skunks and raccoons.

This is separate from § 195-28A, which bars possessing or selling protected species like sea otters and sea turtles, and from § 195-28A(3), which bars importing hawk, owl or eagle parts. Subsection E then carves exceptions back into the wild-animal ban of 'Subsection C above' for state-licensed veterinary care, agricultural fairs, 4-H Club shows or projects, judging displays, and state-licensed public or private educational institutions, but only if the animal's location conforms to Village zoning, the animals and their quarters are kept clean and odor-free, the enclosure is built to prevent escape, and no one lives within 100 feet of the quarters. Subsection B separately exempts public agencies, colleges, deferral or scientific-collector permit holders, and licensed circuses from the sale and importation restrictions in Subsection A.