§ 10.84.010. Providing Food for Certain Rodents or Predator Animals Prohibited.

A.

It is unlawful to feed a nondomesticated rodent or nondomesticated mammalian predator as defined in this section, unless:

1.

The person is the owner of the animal and the animal is kept in accordance with the requirements of the State Department of Fish and Wildlife; or

2.

After notifying the responsible agency to pick up the animal, the person provides food to a trapped or injured animal.

B.

For purposes of this chapter:

1.

"Rodent" includes ground squirrels;

2.

"Mammalian predators" include coyotes, raccoons, foxes, and opossums.

C.

A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.

(Ord. 2016-0040 § 224, 2016: Ord. 81-0029U § 1 (part), 1981.)