(a) The territory within the corporate limits of the town is declared a bird sanctuary.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to kill, trap, or otherwise take any bird within the corporate limits except hawks, crows, starlings, pigeons, and domesticated fowls.
(c) On all town property, it shall be unlawful to:
(1) Feed any pigeon, duck, goose, or any other bird;
(2) Disperse any food material or other matter edible by pigeons, ducks, geese, or any other birds so as to make such material or matter available to pigeons, ducks, geese, or any other birds for ingestion; or
(3) Permit any food or other matter edible by any pigeon, duck, goose, or any other bird to remain on the ground after dispersing or dropping the same.
(d) A violation of subsection (c) of this section shall constitute an infraction for the first offense. Any subsequent violation occurring within six months after the first violation shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable as per section 4-5. At the sole discretion of the town attorney, any subsequent violation may be prosecuted as an infraction.
(Code 1989, § 81.04)
State Law Reference(s)—Establishment of bird sanctuaries authorized, G.S. 160A-188.