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Second Draft _ .._ Typed 4-20-83 APPENDIx A STANDARDS FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ENCLOSURES OF WILD ANIMALS This a Ppen ix specifies minimum standards for the construction of primary and secondary enclosures which are to be used to keep, harbor or or restrain wild animals. If, because of the breeding, history, character or other particular trait, it is thl opinion of the Animal Control Officer that these standards are insufficient to restrain any wild animal, he shall report such findings to the Director, and issue no permits until standards sufficient to restrain the ani- mal as determined by the Director are installed. 1. Primary Enclosures. Primary enclosures used to restrain and confine the following animals shall be constructed with the materials and in the manner specified. a. Tigers and hybrids Thereof. Animals in this category shall be houLed within a primary enclosure constructed in accordance with the following standards: (1) Minimum Enclosure Area. A primary enclosure for animals in this category shall contain a minimum of six hundred (600) square feet of ground or floor area per animal. (2) Number of Animals Permitted. No more than one (1) male or two (2) females shall be permitted in any one (1) primary enclosure. (3) Construction Standards. Every enclosure must be constructed of not less than nine (9) gauge, steel chain link fencing attached to not smaller than two and one-half (2k) inch diameter, Schedule 40 steel poles placed at least thirty (30) inches in the ground and anchored in concrete. Poles shall be no more than ten (10) feet apart and shall be of sufficient height to extend to the top of the fencing. Fencing shall be placed on the interior side of the steel poles and shall be attached firmly to the poles by means of steel wire ties spaced not more than one (1) foot apart and which are tied securely around the full circumference of the poles. milimmorsmemisil