Chapter 8.26
FEEDING PIGEONS
Sections:
8.26.010 Statement of purpose.
8.26.030 Feeding pigeons on public streets, public property or private property—Nuisance.
8.26.010 Statement of purpose.
The large numbers of wild pigeons in the City have, at the present time, become a nuisance, causing defacement, deterioration, litter, and damage to public and private property. The ordinance codified in this chapter seeks to prohibit the feeding of wild pigeons on public streets and public and private property, and thereby discourage the maintenance and breeding of pigeons in the City. (Ord. 1166 § 1 (part), 1994)
8.26.020 Definitions.
“Person” means natural person, firm, corporation or association.
“Public property” means any real property owned by any State, County or local governmental entity within the City.
“Public street” means any public thoroughfare, avenue, road, highway, boulevard, parkway, way, drive, lane, alley, court, including the right-of-way for vehicular traffic, gutter, curb, parking, and sidewalk.
“Wild pigeon” means any bird of the family Columbidae, but shall not apply to any pigeon that is under the care and control of any person. (Ord. 1166 § 1 (part), 1994)
8.26.030 Feeding pigeons on public streets, public property or private property—Nuisance.
It is a nuisance for any person to feed any wild pigeon, as defined in this chapter, on any public street or on any public or private property, within the City. (Ord. 1166 § 1 (part), 1994)
8.26.040 Violation—Penalty.
Any person violating any of the provisions of the ordinance codified in this chapter is guilty of an infraction and, upon conviction hereof, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than fifty dollars for the first violation; a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for the second violation of the same section of this chapter within one year; and a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars for each additional violation of the same section of this chapter within one year. (Ord. 1166 § 1 (part), 1994)