The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Dangerous animal means any animal, including a dog, except for an illegal animal per se, as listed in the definition of illegal animal, that has bitten or clawed a person while running at large and the attack was unprovoked, or any animal that has exhibited vicious propensities in present or past conduct, including such that the animal:

(1)     Has bitten or clawed a person on two separate occasions within a 12-month period;

(2)     Did bite or claw once causing injuries above the shoulders of a person;

(3)     Could not be controlled or restrained by the owner at the time of the attack to prevent the occurrence; or

(4)     Has attacked any domestic animal or fowl on three separate occasions within a 12-month period.

Illegal animal means:

(1)     Any animal which is not naturally tame or gentle and which is of a wild nature or disposition and which is capable of killing, inflicting serious injury upon or causing disease among human beings or domestic animals and having known tendencies as a species to do so.

(2)     Any animal declared to be illegal by the board of health or the city manager or his or her designee.

(3)     Any nondomesticated member of the order Carnivora which as an adult exceeds the weight of 20 pounds.

(4)     The following animals, which shall be deemed to be illegal animals per se:

a.     Lions, tigers, jaguars, leopards, cougars, lynx and bobcats.

b.     Wolves, coyotes and foxes.

c.     Badgers, wolverines, weasels, skunks and mink.

d.     Raccoons.

e.     Bears.

f.     Monkeys and chimpanzees.

g.     Bats.

h.     Alligators, crocodiles and caimans.

i.     Scorpions.

j.     Snakes and reptiles that are venomous.

k.     Snakes that are constrictors over six feet in length.

l.     Gila monsters.

m.     Opossums.

n.     All apes, baboons and macaques.

o.     Piranhas.