Union City Municipal Code Chapter 8.20 prohibits owning or keeping any exotic animal without a permit issued by the city. Exotic animals such as venomous snakes, alligators, hawks, and tigers are fully defined in section 8.20.010, and California also independently restricts many wild species.
Under Union City Municipal Code Chapter 8.20, no person may own or keep any exotic animal without a permit issued by the City of Union City. Exotic animals are fully defined in section 8.20.010 and include species such as venomous snakes, alligators, hawks, and tigers. The same chapter sets the procedure for obtaining, renewing, suspending, and revoking exotic-animal permits, and that procedure is also used for the Animal Fancier Permit. Layered on the local rule, California Fish and Game Code and Title 14 bar private possession of many wild and dangerous species statewide and require a state permit. Applicants should contact Union City Animal Services and California Fish and Wildlife first.
Keeping an exotic animal without the required Union City permit violates Chapter 8.20 and can lead to citation, permit denial or revocation, and seizure. Possessing a state-restricted species without a Fish and Wildlife permit separately violates California law.
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