(a) Bird or squirrel feeders placed five feet or more above the ground are exempt from this article.
(b) This article shall not apply to any corn, apples, cabbage, potatoes, acorns, oats, carrots, beets, straw, hay, fodder or any combination thereof that is natural to that particular land owned or occupied where feeding of deer is occurring. For example, by way of illustration only, this article shall not apply to apples or acorns generated from an apple tree or oak/acorn tree located upon the subject premises or carrots and corn grown in a garden located upon the subject premises. However, it will be presumed that an owner or occupier of land has fed deer contrary to this article, if salt, corn, apples, cabbage, potatoes, acorns, oats, carrots, beets, straw, hay, fodder, mineral blocks or other grains are found to be available to deer on the premises contrary to the examples stated above or the exemption stated above.
(12-15-11)