(1) Any facility accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA);

(2) Any licensed or accredited research or medical institutions;

(3) Licensed or accredited educational institutions;

(4) Veterinary clinics in possession of inherently dangerous mammals or inherently dangerous reptiles for treatment or rehabilitation purposes;

(5) Traveling circuses or carnivals so long as the inherently dangerous mammals or reptiles are under the direct supervision of these circuses or carnivals;

(6) Persons temporarily transporting inherently dangerous mammals or inherently dangerous reptiles through the County; provided, that the transit time shall not be more than three (3) days, and that they will be transported out of the County within the three (3) day period;

(7) Any facility licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Animal Welfare Act; and

(8) Any person having a valid wildlife rehabilitation permit from the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife as a Wildlife Rehabilitator.

Although the above are exempt from the provisions of this chapter, they must comply with all other applicable federal, state and local regulations, including but not necessarily limited to Chapter 16.52 RCW, concerning the prevention of cruelty to animals.