(A) The area embraced within the corporate limits of the city and all lands owned or leased by the city outside the corporate limits is hereby designated as a bird sanctuary. It shall be unlawful to intentionally trap, hunt, shoot, or otherwise kill, within a sanctuary hereby established, any native wild bird. It shall be lawful to trap birds or fowl specifically declared a nuisance by the City Council when such birds or fowl are found to be congregating in such number in a particular locality that they constitute a nuisance or a menace to health or property. This section does not apply to the Police Department or city animal control, or duly authorized agents when enforcing the provisions provided in this chapter.
(B) Garden and bird clubs in the city are hereby granted permission to erect any artistic signs giving notice of regulations relating to the bird sanctuary, at the places and of a design as may be approved by the City Council or City Manager.
(G.S. 160A-188) (Ord. 2018-O-60, passed 4-24-2018) Penalty, see § 80.99