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Peachtree City puts draft feeding-wildlife ordinance on hold after enforcement concerns
Summary
Staff presented a drafted ordinance to prohibit intentional or negligent feeding of wildlife citywide; councilmembers raised enforceability and state-law concerns and directed staff to pause pursuit of the ordinance in favor of public education and messaging.
City staff presented a drafted "feeding wildlife" ordinance intended to curb intentional or negligent feeding of wildlife and feral animals on public and private property. The draft would prohibit actions such as distributing food attractants accessible to wildlife, failing to secure trash, and baiting deer; it included several exceptions for songbird feeders, licensed rehabilitators, properly zoned…
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