(A) It shall be unlawful to trap, hunt, shoot or attempt to shoot or molest in any manner any bird or wildfowl, or to rob bird's nests or wildfowl's nests, except as provided in division (B) below.
(B) If starlings or similar birds are found to be congregating in such numbers in a particular locality that they constitute a nuisance to health or property in the opinion of the property owner and the proper health authorities, the property owner and health authorities shall meet with representatives of the Audubon Society, Bird Club, Garden Club or Humane Society, or as many of these clubs as are found to exist in the city, after having given at least three (3) days actual notice of the time and place of the meeting to the representatives of the clubs. If, as a result of the meeting, no satisfactory alternative is found to abate such nuisance, the birds may be destroyed in such numbers and in such manner as is deemed advisable by the health authorities under the supervision of the Chief of Police.
('74 Code, § 5-3) (Ord. 20, passed 2-5-59)