(A) Feeding wild animals. No person shall intentionally feed wild animals within the city. INTENTIONAL FEEDING means the provision of any grain, fruit, vegetables, nuts, salt licks, or any other food that attracts wild animals. Living food sources such as trees and other live vegetation shall not be considered food for wild animals.
(B) Feeding songbirds. The feeding of songbirds is permitted under the following conditions:
(1) Feeding is done from a bird feeder that is designed to prevent other wild animals from feeding and is placed at least five feet above the ground.
(2) The bird feeder does not become an attractive nuisance to other wild animals.
(3) Songbird feeding occurs on private property owned or controlled by the person responsible for the feeder.
(C) Exemptions.
(1) Specific to division (B)(1) above, persons that cannot physically place materials five feet or higher from the ground, must place feeder at the highest point physically possible and must comply with the other standards contained in division (B) above.
(2) Snakes (less than four feet in length), gerbils, hamsters, guinea pigs, mice, turtles, fish (not prohibited by State DNR), and birds (not prohibited by State DNR) kept inside of a residence and within a restrictive cage or habitat.
(3) Animal species otherwise allowed and/or licensed by the city.
(4) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the employees or agents of the city, county, the state, the federal government, or veterinarians who in the course of their official duties have wild animals in their custody or under their management.
(Prior Code, § 91.57) (Ord. 2022-07, passed 10-11-2022) Penalty, see § 10.99